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#5259B8

#5259b8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259b8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.43% cyan, 51.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 235.88°, with 41.8% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.124

Complementary

  1. #5259b8
  2. #b8b152

Split complementary

  1. #5259b8
  2. #b87e52
  3. #8cb852

Analogous

  1. #528cb8
  2. #5259b8
  3. #7e52b8

Triadic

  1. #5259b8
  2. #b85259
  3. #59b852

Tetradic

  1. #5259b8
  2. #b152b8
  3. #b8b152
  4. #59b852

Square

  1. #5259b8
  2. #b8528c
  3. #b8b152
  4. #52b87e

Monochromatic

  1. #212450
  2. #373d86
  3. #5259b8
  4. #888dce
  5. #bec1e5

Shades

#5259b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259b8
  2. #4a50a6
  3. #424793
  4. #393e81
  5. #31356e
  6. #292d5c
  7. #21244a
  8. #191b37
  9. #101225
  10. #080912
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259b8
  2. #636abf
  3. #757ac6
  4. #868bcd
  5. #979bd4
  6. #a9acdc
  7. #babde3
  8. #cbcdea
  9. #dcdef1
  10. #eeeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259b8
  2. #575db2
  3. #5b61ad
  4. #6065a7
  5. #6469a2
  6. #696d9c
  7. #6e7096
  8. #727491
  9. #77788b
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2667bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #155fb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d6e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c62ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #375cb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #396699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259b8 {
  color: #5259b8;
}
Background
.bg-5259b8 {
  background-color: #5259b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259b8 {
  border: 2px solid #5259b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 42% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259b8, #7e52b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 184 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.11 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.75 #ada647 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259b8  rgb(82, 89, 184)  hsl(236, 42%, 52%)  Iris
#b8b152  rgb(184, 177, 82)  hsl(56, 42%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#b85259  rgb(184, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 42%, 52%)  Brick Red
#59b852  rgb(89, 184, 82)  hsl(116, 42%, 52%)  Mantis