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#5255BF

#5255bf ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5255bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 33.33% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.07% cyan, 55.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 238.35°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #5255bf
  2. #bfbc52

Split complementary

  1. #5255bf
  2. #bf8652
  3. #8bbf52

Analogous

  1. #528bbf
  2. #5255bf
  3. #8652bf

Triadic

  1. #5255bf
  2. #bf5255
  3. #55bf52

Tetradic

  1. #5255bf
  2. #bc52bf
  3. #bfbc52
  4. #55bf52

Square

  1. #5255bf
  2. #bf528b
  3. #bfbc52
  4. #52bf86

Monochromatic

  1. #202258
  2. #35388f
  3. #5255bf
  4. #8a8cd4
  5. #c2c3e8

Shades

#5255bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5255bf
  2. #4a4dac
  3. #424499
  4. #393c86
  5. #313373
  6. #292b60
  7. #21224c
  8. #191a39
  9. #101126
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5255bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5255bf
  2. #6366c5
  3. #7577cc
  4. #8688d2
  5. #9799d9
  6. #a9aadf
  7. #babbe5
  8. #cbccec
  9. #dcddf2
  10. #eeeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5255bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5255bf
  2. #5759b9
  3. #5b5eb2
  4. #6062ac
  5. #6466a6
  6. #696ba0
  7. #6e6f99
  8. #727393
  9. #77778d
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0666c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #116e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3460c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f5abe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36659e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5255bf {
  color: #5255bf;
}
Background
.bg-5255bf {
  background-color: #5255bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5255bf {
  border: 2px solid #5255bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5255bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 85 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5255bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5255bf, #8652bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5255bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 85 191 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.66 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.99 #adaa40 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5255bf  rgb(82, 85, 191)  hsl(238, 46%, 54%)  Iris
#bfbc52  rgb(191, 188, 82)  hsl(58, 46%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#bf5255  rgb(191, 82, 85)  hsl(358, 46%, 54%)  Brick Red
#55bf52  rgb(85, 191, 82)  hsl(118, 46%, 54%)  Mantis