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#5259AE

#5259ae ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.87% cyan, 48.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 235.43°, with 36.22% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1199

Complementary

  1. #5259ae
  2. #aea752

Split complementary

  1. #5259ae
  2. #ae7952
  3. #87ae52

Analogous

  1. #5287ae
  2. #5259ae
  3. #7952ae

Triadic

  1. #5259ae
  2. #ae5259
  3. #59ae52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ae
  2. #a752ae
  3. #aea752
  4. #59ae52

Square

  1. #5259ae
  2. #ae5287
  3. #aea752
  4. #52ae79

Monochromatic

  1. #212446
  2. #393e7a
  3. #5259ae
  4. #868bc6
  5. #babddf

Shades

#5259ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ae
  2. #4a509d
  3. #42478b
  4. #393e7a
  5. #313568
  6. #292d57
  7. #212446
  8. #191b34
  9. #101223
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ae
  2. #636ab6
  3. #757abe
  4. #868bc6
  5. #979bce
  6. #a9acd7
  7. #babddf
  8. #cbcde7
  9. #dcdeef
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ae
  2. #575da9
  3. #5b61a5
  4. #6065a0
  5. #64699c
  6. #696d97
  7. #6e7092
  8. #72748e
  9. #777889
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3165b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #275eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #296c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4160b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5cad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ae {
  color: #5259ae;
}
Background
.bg-5259ae {
  background-color: #5259ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ae {
  border: 2px solid #5259ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 36% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ae, #7952ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 174 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.46 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.90 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.94 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.98 #ada651 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ae  rgb(82, 89, 174)  hsl(235, 36%, 50%)  Iris
#aea752  rgb(174, 167, 82)  hsl(55, 36%, 50%)  Brass
#ae5259  rgb(174, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 36%, 50%)  Redwood
#59ae52  rgb(89, 174, 82)  hsl(115, 36%, 50%)  Mantis