Palettes / Colors / #52CDFF

#52CDFF — Light Vivid Blue

#52CDFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #52CDFF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#52CDFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FF8352; it also sits naturally between #52FFD9 and #5277FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #52CDFF

.text { color: #52CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #52CDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #52CDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 205, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #52CDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 205, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #52CDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 205, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#52CDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#52CDFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF8352:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #52CDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #52CDFF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #52CDFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #52CDFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #52CDFF?

#52CDFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 205, 255). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #52CDFF?

#52CDFF is RGB 82, 205, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 68%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #52CDFF?

Its complement is #FF8352; analogous partners are #52FFD9 and #5277FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #52CDFF for text?

Black text on #52CDFF has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.