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#5259AF

#5259af ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.14% cyan, 49.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 235.48°, with 36.76% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #5259af
  2. #afa852

Split complementary

  1. #5259af
  2. #af7952
  3. #88af52

Analogous

  1. #5288af
  2. #5259af
  3. #7952af

Triadic

  1. #5259af
  2. #af5259
  3. #59af52

Tetradic

  1. #5259af
  2. #a852af
  3. #afa852
  4. #59af52

Square

  1. #5259af
  2. #af5288
  3. #afa852
  4. #52af79

Monochromatic

  1. #212447
  2. #393e7b
  3. #5259af
  4. #868bc7
  5. #bbbddf

Shades

#5259af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259af
  2. #4a509e
  3. #42478c
  4. #393e7b
  5. #313569
  6. #292d58
  7. #212446
  8. #191b35
  9. #101223
  10. #080912
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259af
  2. #636ab7
  3. #757abf
  4. #868bc7
  5. #979bcf
  6. #a9acd7
  7. #babddf
  8. #cbcde7
  9. #dcdeef
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259af
  2. #575daa
  3. #5b61a6
  4. #6065a1
  5. #64699c
  6. #696d98
  7. #6e7093
  8. #72748e
  9. #777889
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3165b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #265ead ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #286c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4061b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c5cae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259af {
  color: #5259af;
}
Background
.bg-5259af {
  background-color: #5259af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259af {
  border: 2px solid #5259af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 37% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259af, #7952af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 175 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.42 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.90 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.98 #ada650 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259af  rgb(82, 89, 175)  hsl(235, 37%, 50%)  Iris
#afa852  rgb(175, 168, 82)  hsl(55, 37%, 50%)  Brass
#af5259  rgb(175, 82, 89)  hsl(355, 37%, 50%)  Redwood
#59af52  rgb(89, 175, 82)  hsl(115, 37%, 50%)  Mantis