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#859CD4

#859cd4 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.26% cyan, 26.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 222.53°, with 47.88% saturation and 67.65% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.3352

Complementary

  1. #859cd4
  2. #d4bd85

Split complementary

  1. #859cd4
  2. #d49685
  3. #c4d485

Analogous

  1. #85c4d4
  2. #859cd4
  3. #9685d4

Triadic

  1. #859cd4
  2. #d4859c
  3. #9cd485

Tetradic

  1. #859cd4
  2. #bd85d4
  3. #d4bd85
  4. #9cd485

Square

  1. #859cd4
  2. #d485c4
  3. #d4bd85
  4. #85d496

Monochromatic

  1. #324d8e
  2. #4c6ec0
  3. #859cd4
  4. #becae8
  5. #f0f3fa

Shades

#859cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859cd4
  2. #788cbf
  3. #6a7daa
  4. #5d6d94
  5. #505e7f
  6. #434e6a
  7. #353e55
  8. #282f40
  9. #1b1f2a
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#859cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859cd4
  2. #91a6d8
  3. #9db0dd
  4. #aabae1
  5. #b6c4e5
  6. #c2ceea
  7. #ced7ee
  8. #dae1f2
  9. #e7ebf6
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859cd4
  2. #8599cc
  3. #8496c3
  4. #8494bb
  5. #8391b2
  6. #838eaa
  7. #828ba2
  8. #828899
  9. #818691
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a0d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8299d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ca7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889fd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839ad3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77a3bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859cd4 {
  color: #859cd4;
}
Background
.bg-859cd4 {
  background-color: #859cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #859cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 48% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859cd4, #9685d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 212 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.76 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.14 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.97 #7a632b Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859cd4  rgb(133, 156, 212)  hsl(223, 48%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#d4bd85  rgb(212, 189, 133)  hsl(43, 48%, 68%)  Ecru
#d4859c  rgb(212, 133, 156)  hsl(343, 48%, 68%)  Puce
#9cd485  rgb(156, 212, 133)  hsl(103, 48%, 68%)  Pistachio