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#5259BA

#5259ba ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.91% cyan, 52.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 235.96°, with 42.98% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #5259ba
  2. #bab352

Split complementary

  1. #5259ba
  2. #ba7f52
  3. #8dba52

Analogous

  1. #528dba
  2. #5259ba
  3. #7f52ba

Triadic

  1. #5259ba
  2. #ba5259
  3. #59ba52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ba
  2. #b352ba
  3. #bab352
  4. #59ba52

Square

  1. #5259ba
  2. #ba528d
  3. #bab352
  4. #52ba7f

Monochromatic

  1. #212452
  2. #373c89
  3. #5259ba
  4. #898dd0
  5. #bfc2e6

Shades

#5259ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ba
  2. #4a50a7
  3. #424795
  4. #393e82
  5. #313570
  6. #292d5d
  7. #21244a
  8. #191b38
  9. #101225
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ba
  2. #636ac1
  3. #757ac8
  4. #868bcf
  5. #979bd6
  6. #a9acdd
  7. #babde3
  8. #cbcdea
  9. #dcdef1
  10. #eeeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ba
  2. #575db4
  3. #5b61ae
  4. #6065a9
  5. #6469a3
  6. #696d9d
  7. #6e7097
  8. #727491
  9. #77788c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5f8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2467bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #105fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a6f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b62bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #365db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38679b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ba {
  color: #5259ba;
}
Background
.bg-5259ba {
  background-color: #5259ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ba {
  border: 2px solid #5259ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ba, #7f52ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 186 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.02 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.75 #ada645 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ba  rgb(82, 89, 186)  hsl(236, 43%, 53%)  Iris
#bab352  rgb(186, 179, 82)  hsl(56, 43%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#ba5259  rgb(186, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 43%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59ba52  rgb(89, 186, 82)  hsl(116, 43%, 53%)  Mantis