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#859CD8

#859cd8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.43% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 223.37°, with 51.55% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.3372

Complementary

  1. #859cd8
  2. #d8c185

Split complementary

  1. #859cd8
  2. #d89785
  3. #c6d885

Analogous

  1. #85c6d8
  2. #859cd8
  3. #9785d8

Triadic

  1. #859cd8
  2. #d8859c
  3. #9cd885

Tetradic

  1. #859cd8
  2. #c185d8
  3. #d8c185
  4. #9cd885

Square

  1. #859cd8
  2. #d885c6
  3. #d8c185
  4. #85d897

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4b95
  2. #4b6dc5
  3. #859cd8
  4. #bfcbeb
  5. #f0f2fa

Shades

#859cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859cd8
  2. #788cc2
  3. #6a7dad
  4. #5d6d97
  5. #505e82
  6. #434e6c
  7. #353e56
  8. #282f41
  9. #1b1f2b
  10. #0d1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#859cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859cd8
  2. #91a6dc
  3. #9db0e0
  4. #aabae4
  5. #b6c4e8
  6. #c2ceec
  7. #ced7ef
  8. #dae1f3
  9. #e7ebf7
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859cd8
  2. #8599cf
  3. #8496c6
  4. #8494be
  5. #8391b5
  6. #838eac
  7. #828ba3
  8. #82889a
  9. #818692
  10. #818389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949db8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a1db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #809ad7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ba8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879fda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829bd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76a3c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859cd8 {
  color: #859cd8;
}
Background
.bg-859cd8 {
  background-color: #859cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #859cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 52% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859cd8, #9785d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 216 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.48 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.64 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.02 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.07 #7a6327 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859cd8  rgb(133, 156, 216)  hsl(223, 52%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#d8c185  rgb(216, 193, 133)  hsl(43, 52%, 68%)  Ecru
#d8859c  rgb(216, 133, 156)  hsl(343, 52%, 68%)  Puce
#9cd885  rgb(156, 216, 133)  hsl(103, 52%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple