#859dc5

Color #859dc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#859dc5

RGB

rgb(133, 157, 197)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 35.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 32.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 20.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(64.27, 1.15, -23.3)

LCH

lch(64.27, 23.33, 272.83)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0651, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 52.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5ad85

Analogous

#85bdc5

#859dc5

#8d85c5

Triadic

#859dc5

#c5859d

#9dc585

Split-complementary

#859dc5

#c58d85

#bdc585

Tetradic

#859dc5

#ad85c5

#c5ad85

#9dc585

Square

#859dc5

#c585bd

#c5ad85

#85c58d

Shades

Color #859dc5 mixed toward black.

#607fb3

#476495

#354b70

#23324b

#121925

Tints

Color #859dc5 mixed toward white.

#99adcf

#aebed8

#c2cee2

#d6deec

#ebeff5

Tones

Color #859dc5 mixed toward gray.

#8a9ec0

#90a0ba

#95a1b5

#9aa2b0

#a0a4aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090bc · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#8f8dba · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#86b5b3 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #859dc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859dc5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#859dc5 (#859dc5) is rgb(133, 157, 197) in RGB.

No, #859dc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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