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#5259BD

#5259bd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.61% cyan, 52.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.07°, with 44.77% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1261

Complementary

  1. #5259bd
  2. #bdb652

Split complementary

  1. #5259bd
  2. #bd8052
  3. #8fbd52

Analogous

  1. #528fbd
  2. #5259bd
  3. #8052bd

Triadic

  1. #5259bd
  2. #bd5259
  3. #59bd52

Tetradic

  1. #5259bd
  2. #b652bd
  3. #bdb652
  4. #59bd52

Square

  1. #5259bd
  2. #bd528f
  3. #bdb652
  4. #52bd80

Monochromatic

  1. #212455
  2. #363b8d
  3. #5259bd
  4. #898ed2
  5. #c1c3e7

Shades

#5259bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259bd
  2. #4a50aa
  3. #424797
  4. #393e84
  5. #313571
  6. #292d5f
  7. #21244c
  8. #191b39
  9. #101226
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259bd
  2. #636ac4
  3. #757aca
  4. #868bd1
  5. #979bd7
  6. #a9acde
  7. #babde5
  8. #cbcdeb
  9. #dcdef2
  10. #eeeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259bd
  2. #575db7
  3. #5b61b1
  4. #6065ab
  5. #6469a5
  6. #696d9f
  7. #6e7098
  8. #727492
  9. #77788c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f68c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #035fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #157082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a62bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #345dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37679d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259bd {
  color: #5259bd;
}
Background
.bg-5259bd {
  background-color: #5259bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259bd {
  border: 2px solid #5259bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 45% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259bd, #8052bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 189 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.97 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.65 #ada642 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259bd  rgb(82, 89, 189)  hsl(236, 45%, 53%)  Iris
#bdb652  rgb(189, 182, 82)  hsl(56, 45%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#bd5259  rgb(189, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 45%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59bd52  rgb(89, 189, 82)  hsl(116, 45%, 53%)  Mantis