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#5259CA

#5259ca ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.41% cyan, 55.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 236.5°, with 53.1% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #5259ca
  2. #cac352

Split complementary

  1. #5259ca
  2. #ca8752
  3. #95ca52

Analogous

  1. #5295ca
  2. #5259ca
  3. #8752ca

Triadic

  1. #5259ca
  2. #ca5259
  3. #59ca52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ca
  2. #c352ca
  3. #cac352
  4. #59ca52

Square

  1. #5259ca
  2. #ca5295
  3. #cac352
  4. #52ca87

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2364
  2. #31379f
  3. #5259ca
  4. #8d91dc
  5. #c7c9ee

Shades

#5259ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ca
  2. #4a50b6
  3. #4247a2
  4. #393e8d
  5. #313579
  6. #292d65
  7. #212451
  8. #191b3d
  9. #101228
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ca
  2. #636acf
  3. #757ad5
  4. #868bda
  5. #979bdf
  6. #a9ace5
  7. #babdea
  8. #cbcdef
  9. #dcdef4
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ca
  2. #575dc3
  3. #5b61bb
  4. #6065b4
  5. #6469ac
  6. #696da5
  7. #6e709e
  8. #727496
  9. #77788f
  10. #7b7c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3264cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a5ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #306aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ca {
  color: #5259ca;
}
Background
.bg-5259ca {
  background-color: #5259ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ca {
  border: 2px solid #5259ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ca, #8752ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 202 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.72 #ada635 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ca  rgb(82, 89, 202)  hsl(237, 53%, 56%)  Iris
#cac352  rgb(202, 195, 82)  hsl(57, 53%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#ca5259  rgb(202, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 53%, 56%)  Indian Red
#59ca52  rgb(89, 202, 82)  hsl(117, 53%, 56%)  Lime Green