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#5259B2

#5259b2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259b2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.93% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 235.63°, with 38.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #5259b2
  2. #b2ab52

Split complementary

  1. #5259b2
  2. #b27b52
  3. #89b252

Analogous

  1. #5289b2
  2. #5259b2
  3. #7b52b2

Triadic

  1. #5259b2
  2. #b25259
  3. #59b252

Tetradic

  1. #5259b2
  2. #ab52b2
  3. #b2ab52
  4. #59b252

Square

  1. #5259b2
  2. #b25289
  3. #b2ab52
  4. #52b27b

Monochromatic

  1. #21244a
  2. #393e7f
  3. #5259b2
  4. #878cca
  5. #bcbfe1

Shades

#5259b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259b2
  2. #4a50a0
  3. #42478e
  4. #393e7d
  5. #31356b
  6. #292d59
  7. #212447
  8. #191b35
  9. #101224
  10. #080912
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259b2
  2. #636aba
  3. #757ac1
  4. #868bc9
  5. #979bd1
  6. #a9acd9
  7. #babde0
  8. #cbcde8
  9. #dcdef0
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259b2
  2. #575dad
  3. #5b61a8
  4. #6065a3
  5. #64699e
  6. #696d99
  7. #6e7094
  8. #72748f
  9. #77788a
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e66b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #215eb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #256d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f61b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5cb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c6595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259b2 {
  color: #5259b2;
}
Background
.bg-5259b2 {
  background-color: #5259b2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259b2 {
  border: 2px solid #5259b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 38% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259b2, #7b52b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 178 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.83 #ada64d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259b2  rgb(82, 89, 178)  hsl(236, 38%, 51%)  Iris
#b2ab52  rgb(178, 171, 82)  hsl(56, 38%, 51%)  Brass
#b25259  rgb(178, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 38%, 51%)  Brick Red
#59b252  rgb(89, 178, 82)  hsl(116, 38%, 51%)  Mantis