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#5259D6

#5259d6 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259d6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.68% cyan, 58.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 236.82°, with 61.68% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #5259d6
  2. #d6cf52

Split complementary

  1. #5259d6
  2. #d68d52
  3. #9bd652

Analogous

  1. #529bd6
  2. #5259d6
  3. #8d52d6

Triadic

  1. #5259d6
  2. #d65259
  3. #59d652

Tetradic

  1. #5259d6
  2. #cf52d6
  3. #d6cf52
  4. #59d652

Square

  1. #5259d6
  2. #d6529b
  3. #d6cf52
  4. #52d68d

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2074
  2. #2a31b1
  3. #5259d6
  4. #9094e5
  5. #ced0f3

Shades

#5259d6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259d6
  2. #4a50c1
  3. #4247ab
  4. #393e96
  5. #313580
  6. #292d6b
  7. #212456
  8. #191b40
  9. #10122b
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259d6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259d6
  2. #636ada
  3. #757ade
  4. #868be2
  5. #979be6
  6. #a9aceb
  7. #babdef
  8. #cbcdf3
  9. #dcdef7
  10. #eeeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259d6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259d6
  2. #575dcd
  3. #5b61c5
  4. #6065bc
  5. #6469b4
  6. #696dab
  7. #6e70a2
  8. #72749a
  9. #777891
  10. #7b7c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6062a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2966d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d5fd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #276cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259d6 {
  color: #5259d6;
}
Background
.bg-5259d6 {
  background-color: #5259d6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259d6 {
  border: 2px solid #5259d6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259d6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 62% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259d6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259d6, #8d52d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259d6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 214 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.58 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.14 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.50 #ada629 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Iris
#5259d6  rgb(82, 89, 214)  hsl(237, 62%, 58%)  Iris
#d6cf52  rgb(214, 207, 82)  hsl(57, 62%, 58%)  Straw
#d65259  rgb(214, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 62%, 58%)  Indian Red
#59d652  rgb(89, 214, 82)  hsl(117, 62%, 58%)  Malachite