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#52BBFF Hello Summer

#52BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Hello Summer. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 73.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(82, 187, 255)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 100% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 68% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #52BBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.91:1.

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Variations of #52BBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#52BBFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#52BBFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #52BBFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #84ABFE
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CBBFF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BBAFF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #84ABFE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7AB1FF
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00CCD2
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1CC2EC
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A1B4C9

#52BBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#52BBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.91:1 Very good#52BBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#52BBFF in CSS

/* Hello Summer */
.color { color: #52BBFF; }
.background { background-color: #52BBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #52BBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(82 187 255);
color: hsl(204 100% 66%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.137 240.5);

#52BBFF FAQ

What color is #52BBFF?

#52BBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Hello Summer. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #52BBFF?

#52BBFF is rgb(82, 187, 255) in RGB, hsl(204, 100%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(68%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #52BBFF?

The complementary color of #52BBFF is #FF9652, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #52BBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #52BBFF: 9.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #52BBFF a warm or cool color?

#52BBFF is a cool color.