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#5259A5

#5259a5 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.3% cyan, 46.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 234.94°, with 33.6% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #5259a5
  2. #a59e52

Split complementary

  1. #5259a5
  2. #a57452
  3. #82a552

Analogous

  1. #5282a5
  2. #5259a5
  3. #7452a5

Triadic

  1. #5259a5
  2. #a55259
  3. #59a552

Tetradic

  1. #5259a5
  2. #9e52a5
  3. #a59e52
  4. #59a552

Square

  1. #5259a5
  2. #a55282
  3. #a59e52
  4. #52a574

Monochromatic

  1. #1f223f
  2. #393d72
  3. #5259a5
  4. #8288c1
  5. #b6b9da

Shades

#5259a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259a5
  2. #4a5095
  3. #424784
  4. #393e74
  5. #313563
  6. #292d53
  7. #212442
  8. #191b32
  9. #101221
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259a5
  2. #636aae
  3. #757ab7
  4. #868bc0
  5. #979bc9
  6. #a9acd2
  7. #babddb
  8. #cbcde4
  9. #dcdeed
  10. #eeeef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259a5
  2. #575da1
  3. #5b619e
  4. #60659a
  5. #646996
  6. #696d93
  7. #6e708f
  8. #72748b
  9. #777887
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3963a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #315da3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #316977 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #415ba4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41638c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259a5 {
  color: #5259a5;
}
Background
.bg-5259a5 {
  background-color: #5259a5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259a5 {
  border: 2px solid #5259a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 34% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259a5, #7452a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 165 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.24 #ada65a Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259a5  rgb(82, 89, 165)  hsl(235, 34%, 48%)  Iris
#a59e52  rgb(165, 158, 82)  hsl(55, 34%, 48%)  Brass
#a55259  rgb(165, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 34%, 48%)  Redwood
#59a552  rgb(89, 165, 82)  hsl(115, 34%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green