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#859BF1

#859bf1 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859bf1 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 60.78% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.81% cyan, 35.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 227.78°, with 79.41% saturation and 73.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #859bf1
  2. #f1db85

Split complementary

  1. #859bf1
  2. #f1a585
  3. #d1f185

Analogous

  1. #85d1f1
  2. #859bf1
  3. #a585f1

Triadic

  1. #859bf1
  2. #f1859b
  3. #9bf185

Tetradic

  1. #859bf1
  2. #db85f1
  3. #f1db85
  4. #9bf185

Square

  1. #859bf1
  2. #f185d1
  3. #f1db85
  4. #85f1a5

Monochromatic

  1. #173ac6
  2. #4063e9
  3. #859bf1
  4. #cad3f9
  5. #edf0fd

Shades

#859bf1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859bf1
  2. #788cd9
  3. #6a7cc1
  4. #5d6da9
  5. #505d91
  6. #434e79
  7. #353e60
  8. #282f48
  9. #1b1f30
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#859bf1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859bf1
  2. #91a5f2
  3. #9daff4
  4. #aab9f5
  5. #b6c3f7
  6. #c2cdf8
  7. #ced7f9
  8. #dae1fb
  9. #e7ebfc
  10. #f3f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859bf1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859bf1
  2. #8598e6
  3. #8496da
  4. #8493cf
  5. #8390c4
  6. #838eb9
  7. #828bad
  8. #8288a2
  9. #818597
  10. #81838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959ec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca4f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #729bef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5eadbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a1f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a9bf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70a6d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859bf1 {
  color: #859bf1;
}
Background
.bg-859bf1 {
  background-color: #859bf1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859bf1 {
  border: 2px solid #859bf1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859bf1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 155 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 79% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859bf1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859bf1, #a585f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859bf1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 155 241 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.54 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.82 #7a640e Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859bf1  rgb(133, 155, 241)  hsl(228, 79%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#f1db85  rgb(241, 219, 133)  hsl(48, 79%, 73%)  Buff
#f1859b  rgb(241, 133, 155)  hsl(348, 79%, 73%)  Salmon Pink
#9bf185  rgb(155, 241, 133)  hsl(108, 79%, 73%)  Light Green