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#5255CD

#5255cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5255cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 238.54°, with 55.16% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #5255cd
  2. #cdca52

Split complementary

  1. #5255cd
  2. #cd8c52
  3. #92cd52

Analogous

  1. #5292cd
  2. #5255cd
  3. #8c52cd

Triadic

  1. #5255cd
  2. #cd5255
  3. #55cd52

Tetradic

  1. #5255cd
  2. #ca52cd
  3. #cdca52
  4. #55cd52

Square

  1. #5255cd
  2. #cd5292
  3. #cdca52
  4. #52cd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2068
  2. #2f32a3
  3. #5255cd
  4. #8d8fde
  5. #c9caef

Shades

#5255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5255cd
  2. #4a4db9
  3. #4244a4
  4. #393c90
  5. #31337b
  6. #292b67
  7. #212252
  8. #191a3e
  9. #101129
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5255cd
  2. #6366d2
  3. #7577d7
  4. #8688dc
  5. #9799e1
  6. #a9aae6
  7. #babbeb
  8. #cbccf0
  9. #dcddf5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5255cd
  2. #5759c5
  3. #5b5ebe
  4. #6062b6
  5. #6466ae
  6. #696ba7
  7. #6e6f9f
  8. #727397
  9. #77778f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b62cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #225bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e68a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5255cd {
  color: #5255cd;
}
Background
.bg-5255cd {
  background-color: #5255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5255cd {
  border: 2px solid #5255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5255cd, #8c52cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.84 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.01 #adaa32 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#5255cd  rgb(82, 85, 205)  hsl(239, 55%, 56%)  Iris
#cdca52  rgb(205, 202, 82)  hsl(59, 55%, 56%)  Straw
#cd5255  rgb(205, 82, 85)  hsl(359, 55%, 56%)  Indian Red
#55cd52  rgb(85, 205, 82)  hsl(119, 55%, 56%)  Lime Green