#859cc0

Color #859cc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#859cc0

RGB

rgb(133, 156, 192)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 31.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 30.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 18.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(63.81, 0.44, -21.2)

LCH

lch(63.81, 21.2, 271.19)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0593, 259.22)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 52.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0a985

Analogous

#85b9c0

#859cc0

#8b85c0

Triadic

#859cc0

#c0859c

#9cc085

Split-complementary

#859cc0

#c08b85

#b9c085

Tetradic

#859cc0

#a985c0

#c0a985

#9cc085

Square

#859cc0

#c085b9

#c0a985

#85c08b

Shades

Color #859cc0 mixed toward black.

#617fae

#4a658f

#374c6b

#253247

#121924

Tints

Color #859cc0 mixed toward white.

#99acca

#aebdd5

#c2cddf

#d6deea

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #859cc0 mixed toward gray.

#8a9dbb

#8f9eb6

#949fb1

#99a0ac

#9ea1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090b8 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#8e8cb6 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#86b2b0 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #859cc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859cc0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#859cc0 (#859cc0) is rgb(133, 156, 192) in RGB.

No, #859cc0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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