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#5259A8

#5259a8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259a8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.19% cyan, 47.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 235.12°, with 34.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 7.18.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1177

Complementary

  1. #5259a8
  2. #a8a152

Split complementary

  1. #5259a8
  2. #a87652
  3. #84a852

Analogous

  1. #5284a8
  2. #5259a8
  3. #7652a8

Triadic

  1. #5259a8
  2. #a85259
  3. #59a852

Tetradic

  1. #5259a8
  2. #a152a8
  3. #a8a152
  4. #59a852

Square

  1. #5259a8
  2. #a85284
  3. #a8a152
  4. #52a876

Monochromatic

  1. #202341
  2. #393e75
  3. #5259a8
  4. #8489c3
  5. #b7badc

Shades

#5259a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259a8
  2. #4a5097
  3. #424786
  4. #393e76
  5. #313565
  6. #292d54
  7. #212443
  8. #191b32
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259a8
  2. #636ab1
  3. #757ab9
  4. #868bc2
  5. #979bcb
  6. #a9acd4
  7. #babddc
  8. #cbcde5
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #eeeef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259a8
  2. #575da4
  3. #5b61a0
  4. #60659c
  5. #646998
  6. #696d94
  7. #6e7090
  8. #72748c
  9. #777888
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3764ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e5da6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f6a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4360aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f5ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40648e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259a8 {
  color: #5259a8;
}
Background
.bg-5259a8 {
  background-color: #5259a8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259a8 {
  border: 2px solid #5259a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 34% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259a8, #7652a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 168 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.23 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.09 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.18 #ada657 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259a8  rgb(82, 89, 168)  hsl(235, 34%, 49%)  Iris
#a8a152  rgb(168, 161, 82)  hsl(55, 34%, 49%)  Brass
#a85259  rgb(168, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 34%, 49%)  Redwood
#59a852  rgb(89, 168, 82)  hsl(115, 34%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green