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#5259AD

#5259ad ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.6% cyan, 48.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 35.69% saturation and 50% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #5259ad
  2. #ada652

Split complementary

  1. #5259ad
  2. #ad7852
  3. #87ad52

Analogous

  1. #5287ad
  2. #5259ad
  3. #7852ad

Triadic

  1. #5259ad
  2. #ad5259
  3. #59ad52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ad
  2. #a652ad
  3. #ada652
  4. #59ad52

Square

  1. #5259ad
  2. #ad5287
  3. #ada652
  4. #52ad78

Monochromatic

  1. #212445
  2. #393e79
  3. #5259ad
  4. #868bc6
  5. #babdde

Shades

#5259ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ad
  2. #4a509c
  3. #42478a
  4. #393e79
  5. #313568
  6. #292d57
  7. #212445
  8. #191b34
  9. #101223
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ad
  2. #636ab5
  3. #757abd
  4. #868bc6
  5. #979bce
  6. #a9acd6
  7. #babdde
  8. #cbcde6
  9. #dcdeef
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ad
  2. #575da9
  3. #5b61a4
  4. #6065a0
  5. #64699b
  6. #696d97
  7. #6e7092
  8. #72748e
  9. #777889
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3265b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #295dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a6b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4160af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5cac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e6591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ad {
  color: #5259ad;
}
Background
.bg-5259ad {
  background-color: #5259ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ad {
  border: 2px solid #5259ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ad, #7852ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 173 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.04 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.99 #ada652 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ad  rgb(82, 89, 173)  hsl(235, 36%, 50%)  Iris
#ada652  rgb(173, 166, 82)  hsl(55, 36%, 50%)  Brass
#ad5259  rgb(173, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 36%, 50%)  Redwood
#59ad52  rgb(89, 173, 82)  hsl(115, 36%, 50%)  Mantis