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#5259BB

#5259bb ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.15% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 43.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1253

Complementary

  1. #5259bb
  2. #bbb452

Split complementary

  1. #5259bb
  2. #bb8052
  3. #8ebb52

Analogous

  1. #528ebb
  2. #5259bb
  3. #8052bb

Triadic

  1. #5259bb
  2. #bb5259
  3. #59bb52

Tetradic

  1. #5259bb
  2. #b452bb
  3. #bbb452
  4. #59bb52

Square

  1. #5259bb
  2. #bb528e
  3. #bbb452
  4. #52bb80

Monochromatic

  1. #212453
  2. #363c8a
  3. #5259bb
  4. #898ed1
  5. #c0c2e6

Shades

#5259bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259bb
  2. #4a50a8
  3. #424796
  4. #393e83
  5. #313570
  6. #292d5e
  7. #21244b
  8. #191b38
  9. #101225
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259bb
  2. #636ac2
  3. #757ac9
  4. #868bcf
  5. #979bd6
  6. #a9acdd
  7. #babde4
  8. #cbcdeb
  9. #dcdef1
  10. #eeeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259bb
  2. #575db5
  3. #5b61af
  4. #6065a9
  5. #6469a3
  6. #696d9e
  7. #6e7098
  8. #727492
  9. #77788c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2268be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c5fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #196f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b62bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #355dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38679c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259bb {
  color: #5259bb;
}
Background
.bg-5259bb {
  background-color: #5259bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259bb {
  border: 2px solid #5259bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259bb, #8052bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 187 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.75 #ada644 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259bb  rgb(82, 89, 187)  hsl(236, 44%, 53%)  Iris
#bbb452  rgb(187, 180, 82)  hsl(56, 44%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#bb5259  rgb(187, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59bb52  rgb(89, 187, 82)  hsl(116, 44%, 53%)  Mantis