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#5259C2

#5259c2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.73% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 236.25°, with 47.86% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #5259c2
  2. #c2bb52

Split complementary

  1. #5259c2
  2. #c28352
  3. #91c252

Analogous

  1. #5291c2
  2. #5259c2
  3. #8352c2

Triadic

  1. #5259c2
  2. #c25259
  3. #59c252

Tetradic

  1. #5259c2
  2. #bb52c2
  3. #c2bb52
  4. #59c252

Square

  1. #5259c2
  2. #c25291
  3. #c2bb52
  4. #52c283

Monochromatic

  1. #20245b
  2. #343a93
  3. #5259c2
  4. #8b8fd6
  5. #c3c6ea

Shades

#5259c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259c2
  2. #4a50af
  3. #42479b
  4. #393e88
  5. #313574
  6. #292d61
  7. #21244e
  8. #191b3a
  9. #101227
  10. #080913
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259c2
  2. #636ac8
  3. #757ace
  4. #868bd4
  5. #979bda
  6. #a9ace1
  7. #babde7
  8. #cbcded
  9. #dcdef3
  10. #eeeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259c2
  2. #575dbb
  3. #5b61b5
  4. #6065ae
  5. #6469a8
  6. #696da1
  7. #6e709a
  8. #727494
  9. #77788d
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1569c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #067185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3763c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #315dc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3468a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259c2 {
  color: #5259c2;
}
Background
.bg-5259c2 {
  background-color: #5259c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259c2 {
  border: 2px solid #5259c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 48% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259c2, #8352c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 194 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.39 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.08 #ada63d Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259c2  rgb(82, 89, 194)  hsl(236, 48%, 54%)  Iris
#c2bb52  rgb(194, 187, 82)  hsl(56, 48%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#c25259  rgb(194, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 48%, 54%)  Brick Red
#59c252  rgb(89, 194, 82)  hsl(116, 48%, 54%)  Mantis