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#5259CD

#5259cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 236.59°, with 55.16% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #5259cd
  2. #cdc652

Split complementary

  1. #5259cd
  2. #cd8852
  3. #96cd52

Analogous

  1. #5296cd
  2. #5259cd
  3. #8852cd

Triadic

  1. #5259cd
  2. #cd5259
  3. #59cd52

Tetradic

  1. #5259cd
  2. #c652cd
  3. #cdc652
  4. #59cd52

Square

  1. #5259cd
  2. #cd5296
  3. #cdc652
  4. #52cd88

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2268
  2. #2f36a3
  3. #5259cd
  4. #8d92de
  5. #c9cbef

Shades

#5259cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259cd
  2. #4a50b9
  3. #4247a4
  4. #393e90
  5. #31357b
  6. #292d67
  7. #212452
  8. #191b3e
  9. #101229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259cd
  2. #636ad2
  3. #757ad7
  4. #868bdc
  5. #979be1
  6. #a9ace6
  7. #babdeb
  8. #cbcdf0
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259cd
  2. #575dc5
  3. #5b61be
  4. #6065b6
  5. #6469ae
  6. #696da7
  7. #6e709f
  8. #727497
  9. #77788f
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f619a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3065cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #275ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e6ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259cd {
  color: #5259cd;
}
Background
.bg-5259cd {
  background-color: #5259cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259cd {
  border: 2px solid #5259cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259cd, #8852cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.89 #ada632 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259cd  rgb(82, 89, 205)  hsl(237, 55%, 56%)  Iris
#cdc652  rgb(205, 198, 82)  hsl(57, 55%, 56%)  Straw
#cd5259  rgb(205, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 55%, 56%)  Indian Red
#59cd52  rgb(89, 205, 82)  hsl(117, 55%, 56%)  Lime Green