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#5259C5

#5259c5 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.38% cyan, 54.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 236.35°, with 49.78% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #5259c5
  2. #c5be52

Split complementary

  1. #5259c5
  2. #c58552
  3. #93c552

Analogous

  1. #5293c5
  2. #5259c5
  3. #8552c5

Triadic

  1. #5259c5
  2. #c55259
  3. #59c552

Tetradic

  1. #5259c5
  2. #be52c5
  3. #c5be52
  4. #59c552

Square

  1. #5259c5
  2. #c55293
  3. #c5be52
  4. #52c585

Monochromatic

  1. #20235e
  2. #333998
  3. #5259c5
  4. #8b90d8
  5. #c5c7eb

Shades

#5259c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259c5
  2. #4a50b1
  3. #42479e
  4. #393e8a
  5. #313576
  6. #292d63
  7. #21244f
  8. #191b3b
  9. #101227
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259c5
  2. #636acb
  3. #757ad1
  4. #868bd6
  5. #979bdc
  6. #a9ace2
  7. #babde8
  8. #cbcdee
  9. #dcdef3
  10. #eeeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259c5
  2. #575dbe
  3. #5b61b7
  4. #6065b0
  5. #6469a9
  6. #696da3
  7. #6e709c
  8. #727495
  9. #77788e
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c6ac9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3564c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e5dc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3369a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259c5 {
  color: #5259c5;
}
Background
.bg-5259c5 {
  background-color: #5259c5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259c5 {
  border: 2px solid #5259c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 50% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259c5, #8552c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 197 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.49 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.75 #ada63a Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259c5  rgb(82, 89, 197)  hsl(236, 50%, 55%)  Iris
#c5be52  rgb(197, 190, 82)  hsl(56, 50%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#c55259  rgb(197, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 50%, 55%)  Brick Red
#59c552  rgb(89, 197, 82)  hsl(116, 50%, 55%)  Mantis