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#5859CD

#5859cd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5859cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.07% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 239.49°, with 53.92% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1363

Complementary

  1. #5859cd
  2. #cdcc58

Split complementary

  1. #5859cd
  2. #cd9258
  3. #93cd58

Analogous

  1. #5893cd
  2. #5859cd
  3. #9258cd

Triadic

  1. #5859cd
  2. #cd5859
  3. #59cd58

Tetradic

  1. #5859cd
  2. #cc58cd
  3. #cdcc58
  4. #59cd58

Square

  1. #5859cd
  2. #cd5893
  3. #cdcc58
  4. #58cd92

Monochromatic

  1. #20216c
  2. #3233a7
  3. #5859cd
  4. #9394df
  5. #cecef0

Shades

#5859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5859cd
  2. #4f50b9
  3. #4647a4
  4. #3e3e90
  5. #35357b
  6. #2c2d67
  7. #232452
  8. #1a1b3e
  9. #121229
  10. #090915
  11. #000000

Tints

#5859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5859cd
  2. #696ad2
  3. #797ad7
  4. #8a8bdc
  5. #9b9be1
  6. #acace6
  7. #bcbdeb
  8. #cdcdf0
  9. #dedef5
  10. #eeeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5859cd
  2. #5c5dc5
  3. #6061be
  4. #6465b6
  5. #6869ae
  6. #6c6da7
  7. #70709f
  8. #747497
  9. #78788f
  10. #7c7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #61629b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #11748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3565cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f5fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a6aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5859cd {
  color: #5859cd;
}
Background
.bg-5859cd {
  background-color: #5859cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5859cd {
  border: 2px solid #5859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5859cd, #9258cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 3.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.81 #a7a632 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Iris
#5859cd  rgb(88, 89, 205)  hsl(239, 54%, 57%)  Iris
#cdcc58  rgb(205, 204, 88)  hsl(59, 54%, 57%)  Straw
#cd5859  rgb(205, 88, 89)  hsl(359, 54%, 57%)  Indian Red
#59cd58  rgb(89, 205, 88)  hsl(119, 54%, 57%)  Lime Green