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#5259CB

#5259cb ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.61% cyan, 56.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 236.53°, with 53.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1325

Complementary

  1. #5259cb
  2. #cbc452

Split complementary

  1. #5259cb
  2. #cb8752
  3. #95cb52

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #5259cb
  2. #cb5259
  3. #59cb52

Tetradic

  1. #5259cb
  2. #c452cb
  3. #cbc452
  4. #59cb52

Square

  1. #5259cb
  2. #cb5295
  3. #cbc452
  4. #52cb87

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2365
  2. #3037a0
  3. #5259cb
  4. #8d91dd
  5. #c8caee

Shades

#5259cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259cb
  2. #4a50b7
  3. #4247a2
  4. #393e8e
  5. #31357a
  6. #292d66
  7. #212451
  8. #191b3d
  9. #101229
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259cb
  2. #636ad0
  3. #757ad5
  4. #868bdb
  5. #979be0
  6. #a9ace5
  7. #babdea
  8. #cbcdef
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259cb
  2. #575dc4
  3. #5b61bc
  4. #6065b5
  5. #6469ad
  6. #696da6
  7. #6e709e
  8. #727497
  9. #77788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f6199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3164cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #295eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f6aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259cb {
  color: #5259cb;
}
Background
.bg-5259cb {
  background-color: #5259cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259cb {
  border: 2px solid #5259cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259cb, #8752cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 203 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.78 #ada634 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259cb  rgb(82, 89, 203)  hsl(237, 54%, 56%)  Iris
#cbc452  rgb(203, 196, 82)  hsl(57, 54%, 56%)  Straw
#cb5259  rgb(203, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 54%, 56%)  Indian Red
#59cb52  rgb(89, 203, 82)  hsl(117, 54%, 56%)  Lime Green