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#859CD0

#859cd0 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859cd0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.06% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 221.6°, with 44.38% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3332

Complementary

  1. #859cd0
  2. #d0b985

Split complementary

  1. #859cd0
  2. #d09385
  3. #c1d085

Analogous

  1. #85c1d0
  2. #859cd0
  3. #9385d0

Triadic

  1. #859cd0
  2. #d0859c
  3. #9cd085

Tetradic

  1. #859cd0
  2. #b985d0
  3. #d0b985
  4. #9cd085

Square

  1. #859cd0
  2. #d085c1
  3. #d0b985
  4. #85d093

Monochromatic

  1. #344e88
  2. #4e6fbb
  3. #859cd0
  4. #bcc9e5
  5. #f0f3f9

Shades

#859cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859cd0
  2. #788cbb
  3. #6a7da6
  4. #5d6d92
  5. #505e7d
  6. #434e68
  7. #353e53
  8. #282f3e
  9. #1b1f2a
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#859cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859cd0
  2. #91a6d5
  3. #9db0d9
  4. #aabade
  5. #b6c4e3
  6. #c2cee8
  7. #ced7ec
  8. #dae1f1
  9. #e7ebf6
  10. #f3f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859cd0
  2. #8599c8
  3. #8496c0
  4. #8494b8
  5. #8391b0
  6. #838ea8
  7. #828ba0
  8. #828898
  9. #818690
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939cb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ba0d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8399cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ea7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849acf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78a2bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859cd0 {
  color: #859cd0;
}
Background
.bg-859cd0 {
  background-color: #859cd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #859cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 44% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859cd0, #9385d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 208 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.95 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.47 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.91 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.07 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.77 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.84 #7a632f Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859cd0  rgb(133, 156, 208)  hsl(222, 44%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#d0b985  rgb(208, 185, 133)  hsl(42, 44%, 67%)  Ecru
#d0859c  rgb(208, 133, 156)  hsl(342, 44%, 67%)  Puce
#9cd085  rgb(156, 208, 133)  hsl(102, 44%, 67%)  Pistachio