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#5059CD

#5059cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5059cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.98% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 235.68°, with 55.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1326

Complementary

  1. #5059cd
  2. #cdc450

Split complementary

  1. #5059cd
  2. #cd8550
  3. #97cd50

Analogous

  1. #5097cd
  2. #5059cd
  3. #8550cd

Triadic

  1. #5059cd
  2. #cd5059
  3. #59cd50

Tetradic

  1. #5059cd
  2. #c450cd
  3. #cdc450
  4. #59cd50

Square

  1. #5059cd
  2. #cd5097
  3. #cdc450
  4. #50cd85

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2367
  2. #2e37a2
  3. #5059cd
  4. #8b91de
  5. #c7caef

Shades

#5059cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5059cd
  2. #4850b9
  3. #4047a4
  4. #383e90
  5. #30357b
  6. #282d67
  7. #202452
  8. #181b3e
  9. #101229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5059cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5059cd
  2. #626ad2
  3. #737ad7
  4. #858bdc
  5. #969be1
  6. #a8ace6
  7. #b9bdeb
  8. #cbcdf0
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5059cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5059cd
  2. #555dc5
  3. #5a61be
  4. #5e65b6
  5. #6369ae
  6. #686da7
  7. #6d709f
  8. #727497
  9. #76788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e65cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #245ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #296ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5059cd {
  color: #5059cd;
}
Background
.bg-5059cd {
  background-color: #5059cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5059cd {
  border: 2px solid #5059cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5059cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5059cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5059cd, #8550cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5059cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.67 #afa632 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#5059cd  rgb(80, 89, 205)  hsl(236, 56%, 56%)  Iris
#cdc450  rgb(205, 196, 80)  hsl(56, 56%, 56%)  Straw
#cd5059  rgb(205, 80, 89)  hsl(356, 56%, 56%)  Indian Red
#59cd50  rgb(89, 205, 80)  hsl(116, 56%, 56%)  Lime Green