#859ab9

Color #859ab9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#859ab9

RGB

rgb(133, 154, 185)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 27.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 28.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.01, -0.19, -18.49)

LCH

lch(63.01, 18.49, 269.41)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0518, 257.97)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 52.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9a485

Analogous

#85b4b9

#859ab9

#8a85b9

Triadic

#859ab9

#b9859a

#9ab985

Split-complementary

#859ab9

#b98a85

#b4b985

Tetradic

#859ab9

#a485b9

#b9a485

#9ab985

Square

#859ab9

#b985b4

#b9a485

#85b98a

Shades

Color #859ab9 mixed toward black.

#637ea6

#4d6587

#3a4b65

#273243

#131922

Tints

Color #859ab9 mixed toward white.

#99abc5

#aebcd0

#c2cddc

#d6dde8

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #859ab9 mixed toward gray.

#899bb5

#8e9cb0

#929dac

#969da8

#9b9ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fb2 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8cb0 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#86acab · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 13.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #859ab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859ab9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#859ab9 (#859ab9) is rgb(133, 154, 185) in RGB.

No, #859ab9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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