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#5259A7

#5259a7 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259a7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.9% cyan, 46.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 235.06°, with 34.14% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 7.33.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #5259a7
  2. #a7a052

Split complementary

  1. #5259a7
  2. #a77552
  3. #83a752

Analogous

  1. #5283a7
  2. #5259a7
  3. #7552a7

Triadic

  1. #5259a7
  2. #a75259
  3. #59a752

Tetradic

  1. #5259a7
  2. #a052a7
  3. #a7a052
  4. #59a752

Square

  1. #5259a7
  2. #a75283
  3. #a7a052
  4. #52a775

Monochromatic

  1. #202240
  2. #393e74
  3. #5259a7
  4. #8388c2
  5. #b7badb

Shades

#5259a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259a7
  2. #4a5096
  3. #424786
  4. #393e75
  5. #313564
  6. #292d54
  7. #212443
  8. #191b32
  9. #101221
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259a7
  2. #636ab0
  3. #757ab9
  4. #868bc1
  5. #979bca
  6. #a9acd3
  7. #babddc
  8. #cbcde5
  9. #dcdeed
  10. #eeeef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259a7
  2. #575da3
  3. #5b619f
  4. #60659b
  5. #646997
  6. #696d94
  7. #6e7090
  8. #72748c
  9. #777888
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3764aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f5da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #306a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4460a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405ba6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40638d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259a7 {
  color: #5259a7;
}
Background
.bg-5259a7 {
  background-color: #5259a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259a7 {
  border: 2px solid #5259a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 34% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259a7, #7552a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 167 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.33 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.23 #ada658 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259a7  rgb(82, 89, 167)  hsl(235, 34%, 49%)  Iris
#a7a052  rgb(167, 160, 82)  hsl(55, 34%, 49%)  Brass
#a75259  rgb(167, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 34%, 49%)  Redwood
#59a752  rgb(89, 167, 82)  hsl(115, 34%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green