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#5259AC

#5259ac ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.33% cyan, 48.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 235.33°, with 35.43% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #5259ac
  2. #aca552

Split complementary

  1. #5259ac
  2. #ac7852
  3. #86ac52

Analogous

  1. #5286ac
  2. #5259ac
  3. #7852ac

Triadic

  1. #5259ac
  2. #ac5259
  3. #59ac52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ac
  2. #a552ac
  3. #aca552
  4. #59ac52

Square

  1. #5259ac
  2. #ac5286
  3. #aca552
  4. #52ac78

Monochromatic

  1. #212344
  2. #393e78
  3. #5259ac
  4. #858ac5
  5. #b9bcde

Shades

#5259ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ac
  2. #4a509b
  3. #42478a
  4. #393e78
  5. #313567
  6. #292d56
  7. #212445
  8. #191b34
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ac
  2. #636ab4
  3. #757abd
  4. #868bc5
  5. #979bcd
  6. #a9acd6
  7. #babdde
  8. #cbcde6
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ac
  2. #575da8
  3. #5b61a3
  4. #60659f
  5. #64699a
  6. #696d96
  7. #6e7092
  8. #72748d
  9. #777889
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3365af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a5daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b6b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4260ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e5cab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e6491 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ac {
  color: #5259ac;
}
Background
.bg-5259ac {
  background-color: #5259ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ac {
  border: 2px solid #5259ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 35% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ac, #7852ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 172 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.62 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.01 #ada653 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ac  rgb(82, 89, 172)  hsl(235, 35%, 50%)  Iris
#aca552  rgb(172, 165, 82)  hsl(55, 35%, 50%)  Brass
#ac5259  rgb(172, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 35%, 50%)  Redwood
#59ac52  rgb(89, 172, 82)  hsl(115, 35%, 50%)  Mantis