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#5259FF

#5259ff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5259ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.84% cyan, 65.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.57°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #5259ff
  2. #fff852

Split complementary

  1. #5259ff
  2. #ffa152
  3. #b0ff52

Analogous

  1. #52b0ff
  2. #5259ff
  3. #a152ff

Triadic

  1. #5259ff
  2. #ff5259
  3. #59ff52

Tetradic

  1. #5259ff
  2. #f852ff
  3. #fff852
  4. #59ff52

Square

  1. #5259ff
  2. #ff52b0
  3. #fff852
  4. #52ffa1

Monochromatic

  1. #0007b8
  2. #0610ff
  3. #5259ff
  4. #9fa2ff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#5259ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5259ff
  2. #4a50e6
  3. #4247cc
  4. #393eb3
  5. #313599
  6. #292d80
  7. #212466
  8. #191b4d
  9. #101233
  10. #08091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5259ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5259ff
  2. #636aff
  3. #757aff
  4. #868bff
  5. #979bff
  6. #a9acff
  7. #babdff
  8. #cbcdff
  9. #dcdeff
  10. #eeeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5259ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5259ff
  2. #575df2
  3. #5b61e6
  4. #6065d9
  5. #6469cc
  6. #696dc0
  7. #6e70b3
  8. #7274a6
  9. #777899
  10. #7b7c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6567bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0085a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5259ff {
  color: #5259ff;
}
Background
.bg-5259ff {
  background-color: #5259ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5259ff {
  border: 2px solid #5259ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5259ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5259ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5259ff, #a152ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5259ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.90 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.64 #ada600 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#5259ff  rgb(82, 89, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fff852  rgb(255, 248, 82)  hsl(58, 100%, 66%)  Icterine
#ff5259  rgb(255, 82, 89)  hsl(358, 100%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#59ff52  rgb(89, 255, 82)  hsl(118, 100%, 66%)  Neon Green