#859cb2

Color #859cb2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#859cb2

RGB

rgb(133, 156, 178)

HSL

hsl(209.3, 22.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.3, 25.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 12.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(63.32, -3.02, -14.09)

LCH

lch(63.32, 14.41, 257.9)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0416, 247.25)

HWB

hwb(209.3, 52.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29b85

Analogous

#85b2b2

#859cb2

#8586b2

Triadic

#859cb2

#b2859c

#9cb285

Split-complementary

#859cb2

#b28586

#b2b285

Tetradic

#859cb2

#9b85b2

#b29b85

#9cb285

Square

#859cb2

#b285b2

#b29b85

#86b285

Shades

Color #859cb2 mixed toward black.

#65829e

#50687f

#3c4e5f

#283440

#141a20

Tints

Color #859cb2 mixed toward white.

#99adbf

#aebdcc

#c2ced9

#d6dee5

#ebeff2

Tones

Color #859cb2 mixed toward gray.

#899cae

#8d9cab

#909ca7

#949ca3

#989c9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090ad · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#8e8cac · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#86a9a8 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #859cb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859cb2]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#859cb2 (#859cb2) is rgb(133, 156, 178) in RGB.

No, #859cb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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