Palettes / Colors / #5259A9

#5259A9 — Muted Blue

#5259A9 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #5259A9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5259A9 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A9A151; it also sits naturally between #5184A9 and #7651A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 35% · Blue 66%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5259A9

.text { color: #5259A9; }
.background { background-color: #5259A9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5259A9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 35%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5259A9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5259A9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5259A9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5259A9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9A151:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5259A9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5259A9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5259A9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5259A9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5259A9?

#5259A9 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 89, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5259A9?

#5259A9 is RGB 82, 89, 169 — HSL 235°, 35%, 49% — CMYK 51%, 47%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #5259A9?

Its complement is #A9A151; analogous partners are #5184A9 and #7651A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5259A9 for text?

White text on #5259A9 has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.