Palettes / Colors / #5259D7

#5259D7 — Blue

#5259D7 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #5259D7 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.

#5259D7 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D6D051; it also sits naturally between #519BD6 and #8D51D6. 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 84%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5259D7

.text { color: #5259D7; }
.background { background-color: #5259D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5259D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 62%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5259D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5259D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5259D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5259D7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6D051:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5259D7: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5259D7

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 #5259D7 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 #5259D7 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

← #5259D6  ·  #5259D8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5259D7?

#5259D7 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 82, 89, 215). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5259D7?

#5259D7 is RGB 82, 89, 215 — HSL 237°, 62%, 58% — CMYK 62%, 59%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #5259D7?

Its complement is #D6D051; analogous partners are #519BD6 and #8D51D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5259D7 for text?

White text on #5259D7 has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.77:1.