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#5259D3

#5259d3 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259d3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.14% cyan, 57.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 236.74°, with 59.45% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #5259d3
  2. #d3cc52

Split complementary

  1. #5259d3
  2. #d38b52
  3. #9ad352

Analogous

  1. #529ad3
  2. #5259d3
  3. #8b52d3

Triadic

  1. #5259d3
  2. #d35259
  3. #59d352

Tetradic

  1. #5259d3
  2. #cc52d3
  3. #d3cc52
  4. #59d352

Square

  1. #5259d3
  2. #d3529a
  3. #d3cc52
  4. #52d38b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2170
  2. #2c33ad
  3. #5259d3
  4. #8f94e3
  5. #cccef2

Shades

#5259d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259d3
  2. #4a50be
  3. #4247a9
  4. #393e94
  5. #31357f
  6. #292d6a
  7. #212454
  8. #191b3f
  9. #10122a
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259d3
  2. #636ad7
  3. #757adc
  4. #868be0
  5. #979be5
  6. #a9ace9
  7. #babded
  8. #cbcdf2
  9. #dcdef6
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259d3
  2. #575dcb
  3. #5b61c2
  4. #6065ba
  5. #6469b2
  6. #696daa
  7. #6e70a1
  8. #727499
  9. #777891
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f629e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b66d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #215ed2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a6cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259d3 {
  color: #5259d3;
}
Background
.bg-5259d3 {
  background-color: #5259d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259d3 {
  border: 2px solid #5259d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 59% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259d3, #8b52d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 211 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.10 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.38 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.28 #ada62c Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259d3  rgb(82, 89, 211)  hsl(237, 59%, 57%)  Iris
#d3cc52  rgb(211, 204, 82)  hsl(57, 59%, 57%)  Straw
#d35259  rgb(211, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 59%, 57%)  Indian Red
#59d352  rgb(89, 211, 82)  hsl(117, 59%, 57%)  Lime Green