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#859CD3

#859cd3 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.97% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 222.31°, with 46.99% saturation and 67.45% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3347

Complementary

  1. #859cd3
  2. #d3bc85

Split complementary

  1. #859cd3
  2. #d39585
  3. #c3d385

Analogous

  1. #85c3d3
  2. #859cd3
  3. #9585d3

Triadic

  1. #859cd3
  2. #d3859c
  3. #9cd385

Tetradic

  1. #859cd3
  2. #bc85d3
  3. #d3bc85
  4. #9cd385

Square

  1. #859cd3
  2. #d385c3
  3. #d3bc85
  4. #85d395

Monochromatic

  1. #334d8c
  2. #4d6ebf
  3. #859cd3
  4. #bdcae7
  5. #f0f3fa

Shades

#859cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859cd3
  2. #788cbe
  3. #6a7da9
  4. #5d6d94
  5. #505e7f
  6. #434e6a
  7. #353e54
  8. #282f3f
  9. #1b1f2a
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#859cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859cd3
  2. #91a6d7
  3. #9db0dc
  4. #aabae0
  5. #b6c4e5
  6. #c2cee9
  7. #ced7ed
  8. #dae1f2
  9. #e7ebf6
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859cd3
  2. #8599cb
  3. #8496c2
  4. #8494ba
  5. #8391b2
  6. #838eaa
  7. #828ba1
  8. #828899
  9. #818691
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa0d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8299d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6da7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889fd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839ad2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77a3be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859cd3 {
  color: #859cd3;
}
Background
.bg-859cd3 {
  background-color: #859cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #859cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 47% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859cd3, #9585d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 211 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.13 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.85 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.94 #7a632c Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859cd3  rgb(133, 156, 211)  hsl(222, 47%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#d3bc85  rgb(211, 188, 133)  hsl(42, 47%, 67%)  Ecru
#d3859c  rgb(211, 133, 156)  hsl(342, 47%, 67%)  Puce
#9cd385  rgb(156, 211, 133)  hsl(102, 47%, 67%)  Pistachio