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#5259AA

#5259aa ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.76% cyan, 47.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 235.23°, with 34.92% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #5259aa
  2. #aaa352

Split complementary

  1. #5259aa
  2. #aa7752
  3. #85aa52

Analogous

  1. #5285aa
  2. #5259aa
  3. #7752aa

Triadic

  1. #5259aa
  2. #aa5259
  3. #59aa52

Tetradic

  1. #5259aa
  2. #a352aa
  3. #aaa352
  4. #59aa52

Square

  1. #5259aa
  2. #aa5285
  3. #aaa352
  4. #52aa77

Monochromatic

  1. #202343
  2. #393e76
  3. #5259aa
  4. #858ac4
  5. #b8bbdd

Shades

#5259aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259aa
  2. #4a5099
  3. #424788
  4. #393e77
  5. #313566
  6. #292d55
  7. #212444
  8. #191b33
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259aa
  2. #636ab3
  3. #757abb
  4. #868bc4
  5. #979bcc
  6. #a9acd5
  7. #babddd
  8. #cbcde6
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259aa
  2. #575da6
  3. #5b61a2
  4. #60659d
  5. #646999
  6. #696d95
  7. #6e7091
  8. #72748d
  9. #777888
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3564ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c5da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d6b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4260ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f5ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f648f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259aa {
  color: #5259aa;
}
Background
.bg-5259aa {
  background-color: #5259aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259aa {
  border: 2px solid #5259aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259aa, #7752aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 170 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.47 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.04 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.09 #ada655 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259aa  rgb(82, 89, 170)  hsl(235, 35%, 49%)  Iris
#aaa352  rgb(170, 163, 82)  hsl(55, 35%, 49%)  Brass
#aa5259  rgb(170, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 35%, 49%)  Redwood
#59aa52  rgb(89, 170, 82)  hsl(115, 35%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green