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#5259C3

#5259c3 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259c3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.95% cyan, 54.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 236.28°, with 48.5% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1288

Complementary

  1. #5259c3
  2. #c3bc52

Split complementary

  1. #5259c3
  2. #c38352
  3. #91c352

Analogous

  1. #5291c3
  2. #5259c3
  3. #8352c3

Triadic

  1. #5259c3
  2. #c35259
  3. #59c352

Tetradic

  1. #5259c3
  2. #bc52c3
  3. #c3bc52
  4. #59c352

Square

  1. #5259c3
  2. #c35291
  3. #c3bc52
  4. #52c383

Monochromatic

  1. #20245c
  2. #343a95
  3. #5259c3
  4. #8b8fd7
  5. #c4c6ea

Shades

#5259c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259c3
  2. #4a50b0
  3. #42479c
  4. #393e89
  5. #313575
  6. #292d62
  7. #21244e
  8. #191b3b
  9. #101227
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259c3
  2. #636ac9
  3. #757acf
  4. #868bd5
  5. #979bdb
  6. #a9ace1
  7. #babde7
  8. #cbcded
  9. #dcdef3
  10. #eeeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259c3
  2. #575dbc
  3. #5b61b6
  4. #6065af
  5. #6469a8
  6. #696da2
  7. #6e709b
  8. #727494
  9. #77788d
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1269c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #027285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3663c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #305dc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3469a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259c3 {
  color: #5259c3;
}
Background
.bg-5259c3 {
  background-color: #5259c3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259c3 {
  border: 2px solid #5259c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 49% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259c3, #8352c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 195 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.96 #ada63c Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259c3  rgb(82, 89, 195)  hsl(236, 49%, 54%)  Iris
#c3bc52  rgb(195, 188, 82)  hsl(56, 49%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#c35259  rgb(195, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 49%, 54%)  Brick Red
#59c352  rgb(89, 195, 82)  hsl(116, 49%, 54%)  Mantis