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#5259CE

#5259ce ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5259ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.19% cyan, 56.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 236.61°, with 55.86% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #5259ce
  2. #cec752

Split complementary

  1. #5259ce
  2. #ce8952
  3. #97ce52

Analogous

  1. #5297ce
  2. #5259ce
  3. #8952ce

Triadic

  1. #5259ce
  2. #ce5259
  3. #59ce52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ce
  2. #c752ce
  3. #cec752
  4. #59ce52

Square

  1. #5259ce
  2. #ce5297
  3. #cec752
  4. #52ce89

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2269
  2. #2f35a5
  3. #5259ce
  4. #8e92df
  5. #c9cbf0

Shades

#5259ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ce
  2. #4a50b9
  3. #4247a5
  4. #393e90
  5. #31357c
  6. #292d67
  7. #212452
  8. #191b3e
  9. #101229
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ce
  2. #636ad3
  3. #757ad8
  4. #868bdd
  5. #979be2
  6. #a9ace7
  7. #babdeb
  8. #cbcdf0
  9. #dcdef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ce
  2. #575dc6
  3. #5b61be
  4. #6065b7
  5. #6469af
  6. #696da7
  7. #6e709f
  8. #727497
  9. #777890
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f619b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f65d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #265ecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d6baa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ce {
  color: #5259ce;
}
Background
.bg-5259ce {
  background-color: #5259ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ce {
  border: 2px solid #5259ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ce, #8952ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 206 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.95 #ada631 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259ce  rgb(82, 89, 206)  hsl(237, 56%, 56%)  Iris
#cec752  rgb(206, 199, 82)  hsl(57, 56%, 56%)  Straw
#ce5259  rgb(206, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 56%, 56%)  Indian Red
#59ce52  rgb(89, 206, 82)  hsl(117, 56%, 56%)  Lime Green