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#5259B3

#5259b3 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259b3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.19% cyan, 50.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 235.67°, with 38.96% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1219

Complementary

  1. #5259b3
  2. #b3ac52

Split complementary

  1. #5259b3
  2. #b37c52
  3. #8ab352

Analogous

  1. #528ab3
  2. #5259b3
  3. #7c52b3

Triadic

  1. #5259b3
  2. #b35259
  3. #59b352

Tetradic

  1. #5259b3
  2. #ac52b3
  3. #b3ac52
  4. #59b352

Square

  1. #5259b3
  2. #b3528a
  3. #b3ac52
  4. #52b37c

Monochromatic

  1. #21244b
  2. #383e80
  3. #5259b3
  4. #878cca
  5. #bcbfe2

Shades

#5259b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259b3
  2. #4a50a1
  3. #42478f
  4. #393e7d
  5. #31356b
  6. #292d5a
  7. #212448
  8. #191b36
  9. #101224
  10. #080912
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259b3
  2. #636abb
  3. #757ac2
  4. #868bca
  5. #979bd1
  6. #a9acd9
  7. #babde1
  8. #cbcde8
  9. #dcdef0
  10. #eeeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259b3
  2. #575dae
  3. #5b61a9
  4. #6065a4
  5. #64699f
  6. #696d9a
  7. #6e7094
  8. #72748f
  9. #77788a
  10. #7b7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5e8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c66b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #205eb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #246d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f61b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a5cb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b6696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259b3 {
  color: #5259b3;
}
Background
.bg-5259b3 {
  background-color: #5259b3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259b3 {
  border: 2px solid #5259b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 39% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259b3, #7c52b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 179 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.24 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.81 #ada64c Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259b3  rgb(82, 89, 179)  hsl(236, 39%, 51%)  Iris
#b3ac52  rgb(179, 172, 82)  hsl(56, 39%, 51%)  Brass
#b35259  rgb(179, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 39%, 51%)  Brick Red
#59b352  rgb(89, 179, 82)  hsl(116, 39%, 51%)  Mantis