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#5259BF

#5259bf ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.07% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 236.15°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #5259bf
  2. #bfb852

Split complementary

  1. #5259bf
  2. #bf8252
  3. #8fbf52

Analogous

  1. #528fbf
  2. #5259bf
  3. #8252bf

Triadic

  1. #5259bf
  2. #bf5259
  3. #59bf52

Tetradic

  1. #5259bf
  2. #b852bf
  3. #bfb852
  4. #59bf52

Square

  1. #5259bf
  2. #bf528f
  3. #bfb852
  4. #52bf82

Monochromatic

  1. #202458
  2. #353b8f
  3. #5259bf
  4. #8a8fd4
  5. #c2c4e8

Shades

#5259bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259bf
  2. #4a50ac
  3. #424799
  4. #393e86
  5. #313573
  6. #292d60
  7. #21244c
  8. #191b39
  9. #101226
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259bf
  2. #636ac5
  3. #757acc
  4. #868bd2
  5. #979bd9
  6. #a9acdf
  7. #babde5
  8. #cbcdec
  9. #dcdef2
  10. #eeeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259bf
  2. #575db9
  3. #5b61b2
  4. #6065ac
  5. #6469a6
  6. #696da0
  7. #6e7099
  8. #727493
  9. #77788d
  10. #7b7c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b69c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #107083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3963c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #335dbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36689f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259bf {
  color: #5259bf;
}
Background
.bg-5259bf {
  background-color: #5259bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259bf {
  border: 2px solid #5259bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259bf, #8252bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 191 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.60 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.41 #ada640 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259bf  rgb(82, 89, 191)  hsl(236, 46%, 54%)  Iris
#bfb852  rgb(191, 184, 82)  hsl(56, 46%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#bf5259  rgb(191, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 46%, 54%)  Brick Red
#59bf52  rgb(89, 191, 82)  hsl(116, 46%, 54%)  Mantis