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#859CD5

#859cd5 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#859cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.56% cyan, 26.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 222.75°, with 48.78% saturation and 67.84% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.3357

Complementary

  1. #859cd5
  2. #d5be85

Split complementary

  1. #859cd5
  2. #d59685
  3. #c4d585

Analogous

  1. #85c4d5
  2. #859cd5
  3. #9685d5

Triadic

  1. #859cd5
  2. #d5859c
  3. #9cd585

Tetradic

  1. #859cd5
  2. #be85d5
  3. #d5be85
  4. #9cd585

Square

  1. #859cd5
  2. #d585c4
  3. #d5be85
  4. #85d596

Monochromatic

  1. #314c90
  2. #4c6ec1
  3. #859cd5
  4. #becae9
  5. #f0f3fa

Shades

#859cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859cd5
  2. #788cc0
  3. #6a7daa
  4. #5d6d95
  5. #505e80
  6. #434e6b
  7. #353e55
  8. #282f40
  9. #1b1f2b
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#859cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859cd5
  2. #91a6d9
  3. #9db0dd
  4. #aabae2
  5. #b6c4e6
  6. #c2ceea
  7. #ced7ee
  8. #dae1f2
  9. #e7ebf7
  10. #f3f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859cd5
  2. #8599cd
  3. #8496c4
  4. #8494bc
  5. #8391b3
  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 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949cb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a1d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8199d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ca8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879fd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839bd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77a3c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859cd5 {
  color: #859cd5;
}
Background
.bg-859cd5 {
  background-color: #859cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #859cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 49% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859cd5, #9685d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 213 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.65 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.73 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.16 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.64 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.99 #7a632a Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#859cd5  rgb(133, 156, 213)  hsl(223, 49%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#d5be85  rgb(213, 190, 133)  hsl(43, 49%, 68%)  Ecru
#d5859c  rgb(213, 133, 156)  hsl(343, 49%, 68%)  Puce
#9cd585  rgb(156, 213, 133)  hsl(103, 49%, 68%)  Pistachio