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#859CD6

#859cd6 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859cd6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 61.18% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.85% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 222.96°, with 49.69% saturation and 68.04% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.3362

Complementary

  1. #859cd6
  2. #d6bf85

Split complementary

  1. #859cd6
  2. #d69785
  3. #c5d685

Analogous

  1. #85c5d6
  2. #859cd6
  3. #9785d6

Triadic

  1. #859cd6
  2. #d6859c
  3. #9cd685

Tetradic

  1. #859cd6
  2. #bf85d6
  3. #d6bf85
  4. #9cd685

Square

  1. #859cd6
  2. #d685c5
  3. #d6bf85
  4. #85d697

Monochromatic

  1. #314c91
  2. #4c6ec3
  3. #859cd6
  4. #becae9
  5. #f0f3fa

Shades

#859cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859cd6
  2. #788cc1
  3. #6a7dab
  4. #5d6d96
  5. #505e80
  6. #434e6b
  7. #353e56
  8. #282f40
  9. #1b1f2b
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#859cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859cd6
  2. #91a6da
  3. #9db0de
  4. #aabae2
  5. #b6c4e6
  6. #c2ceeb
  7. #ced7ef
  8. #dae1f3
  9. #e7ebf7
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859cd6
  2. #8599cd
  3. #8496c5
  4. #8494bc
  5. #8391b4
  6. #838eab
  7. #828ba2
  8. #82889a
  9. #818691
  10. #818389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949cb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a1d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #819ad5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ca8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879fd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839bd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77a3c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859cd6 {
  color: #859cd6;
}
Background
.bg-859cd6 {
  background-color: #859cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #859cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 50% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859cd6, #9785d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 214 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.95 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.17 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.79 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.02 #7a6329 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859cd6  rgb(133, 156, 214)  hsl(223, 50%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#d6bf85  rgb(214, 191, 133)  hsl(43, 50%, 68%)  Ecru
#d6859c  rgb(214, 133, 156)  hsl(343, 50%, 68%)  Puce
#9cd685  rgb(156, 214, 133)  hsl(103, 50%, 68%)  Pistachio