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#5259AB

#5259ab ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.05% cyan, 47.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 235.28°, with 35.18% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1188

Complementary

  1. #5259ab
  2. #aba452

Split complementary

  1. #5259ab
  2. #ab7852
  3. #86ab52

Analogous

  1. #5286ab
  2. #5259ab
  3. #7852ab

Triadic

  1. #5259ab
  2. #ab5259
  3. #59ab52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ab
  2. #a452ab
  3. #aba452
  4. #59ab52

Square

  1. #5259ab
  2. #ab5286
  3. #aba452
  4. #52ab78

Monochromatic

  1. #202344
  2. #393e77
  3. #5259ab
  4. #858ac5
  5. #b9bcdd

Shades

#5259ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ab
  2. #4a509a
  3. #424789
  4. #393e78
  5. #313567
  6. #292d56
  7. #212444
  8. #191b33
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ab
  2. #636ab3
  3. #757abc
  4. #868bc4
  5. #979bcd
  6. #a9acd5
  7. #babddd
  8. #cbcde6
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ab
  2. #575da7
  3. #5b61a2
  4. #60659e
  5. #64699a
  6. #696d96
  7. #6e7091
  8. #72748d
  9. #777889
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3464ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b5da9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c6b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4260ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e5caa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f6490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ab {
  color: #5259ab;
}
Background
.bg-5259ab {
  background-color: #5259ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ab {
  border: 2px solid #5259ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ab, #7852ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 171 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.76 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.02 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.05 #ada654 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ab  rgb(82, 89, 171)  hsl(235, 35%, 50%)  Iris
#aba452  rgb(171, 164, 82)  hsl(55, 35%, 50%)  Brass
#ab5259  rgb(171, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 35%, 50%)  Redwood
#59ab52  rgb(89, 171, 82)  hsl(115, 35%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green