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#5259BB closest to Savoy Blue

#5259BB is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Savoy Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(82, 89, 187)). Its HSL value is 236° hue, 44% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 56% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #5259BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.99:1.

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Variations of #5259BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5259BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5259BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5259BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0C5FB9
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2268BE
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3363BD
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0C5FB9
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #305EBA
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #196F81
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4563A4
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #636363
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5F6181

#5259BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.99:1 Good#5259BB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.51:1 Poor#5259BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#5259BB in CSS

/* Savoy Blue */
.color { color: #5259BB; }
.background { background-color: #5259BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5259BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(82 89 187);
color: hsl(236 44% 53%);
color: oklch(0.511 0.152 276.5);

#5259BB FAQ

What color is #5259BB?

#5259BB is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Savoy Blue. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5259BB?

#5259BB is rgb(82, 89, 187) in RGB, hsl(236, 44%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(56%, 52%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5259BB?

The complementary color of #5259BB is #BBB452, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5259BB?

White text has the best contrast on #5259BB: 5.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5259BB a warm or cool color?

#5259BB is a cool color.