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#5259BE

#5259be ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.84% cyan, 53.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 236.11°, with 45.38% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.1266

Complementary

  1. #5259be
  2. #beb752

Split complementary

  1. #5259be
  2. #be8152
  3. #8fbe52

Analogous

  1. #528fbe
  2. #5259be
  3. #8152be

Triadic

  1. #5259be
  2. #be5259
  3. #59be52

Tetradic

  1. #5259be
  2. #b752be
  3. #beb752
  4. #59be52

Square

  1. #5259be
  2. #be528f
  3. #beb752
  4. #52be81

Monochromatic

  1. #202456
  2. #353b8e
  3. #5259be
  4. #8a8ed3
  5. #c1c4e8

Shades

#5259be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259be
  2. #4a50ab
  3. #424798
  4. #393e85
  5. #313572
  6. #292d5f
  7. #21244c
  8. #191b39
  9. #101226
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259be
  2. #636ac5
  3. #757acb
  4. #868bd2
  5. #979bd8
  6. #a9acdf
  7. #babde5
  8. #cbcdec
  9. #dcdef2
  10. #eeeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259be
  2. #575db8
  3. #5b61b2
  4. #6065ab
  5. #6469a5
  6. #696d9f
  7. #6e7099
  8. #727493
  9. #77788c
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d68c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #127083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3963c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #335dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36689e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259be {
  color: #5259be;
}
Background
.bg-5259be {
  background-color: #5259be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259be {
  border: 2px solid #5259be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 45% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259be, #8152be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 190 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.49 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.53 #ada641 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259be  rgb(82, 89, 190)  hsl(236, 45%, 53%)  Iris
#beb752  rgb(190, 183, 82)  hsl(56, 45%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#be5259  rgb(190, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 45%, 53%)  Brick Red
#59be52  rgb(89, 190, 82)  hsl(116, 45%, 53%)  Mantis