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#5259B4

#5259b4 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.44% cyan, 50.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 235.71°, with 39.52% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1223

Complementary

  1. #5259b4
  2. #b4ad52

Split complementary

  1. #5259b4
  2. #b47c52
  3. #8ab452

Analogous

  1. #528ab4
  2. #5259b4
  3. #7c52b4

Triadic

  1. #5259b4
  2. #b45259
  3. #59b452

Tetradic

  1. #5259b4
  2. #ad52b4
  3. #b4ad52
  4. #59b452

Square

  1. #5259b4
  2. #b4528a
  3. #b4ad52
  4. #52b47c

Monochromatic

  1. #21244c
  2. #383d81
  3. #5259b4
  4. #878ccb
  5. #bdbfe2

Shades

#5259b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259b4
  2. #4a50a2
  3. #424790
  4. #393e7e
  5. #31356c
  6. #292d5a
  7. #212448
  8. #191b36
  9. #101224
  10. #080912
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259b4
  2. #636abc
  3. #757ac3
  4. #868bcb
  5. #979bd2
  6. #a9acda
  7. #babde1
  8. #cbcde9
  9. #dcdef0
  10. #eeeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259b4
  2. #575daf
  3. #5b61aa
  4. #6065a4
  5. #64699f
  6. #696d9a
  7. #6e7095
  8. #727490
  9. #77788a
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b66b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e5eb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #236d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e61b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #395cb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b6697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259b4 {
  color: #5259b4;
}
Background
.bg-5259b4 {
  background-color: #5259b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259b4 {
  border: 2px solid #5259b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 40% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259b4, #7c52b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 180 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.79 #ada64b Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259b4  rgb(82, 89, 180)  hsl(236, 40%, 51%)  Iris
#b4ad52  rgb(180, 173, 82)  hsl(56, 40%, 51%)  Brass
#b45259  rgb(180, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 40%, 51%)  Brick Red
#59b452  rgb(89, 180, 82)  hsl(116, 40%, 51%)  Mantis