#859ed0

Color #859ed0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#859ed0

RGB

rgb(133, 158, 208)

HSL

hsl(220, 44.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 36.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 24%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(64.96, 3.47, -28.36)

LCH

lch(64.96, 28.57, 276.98)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0791, 263.83)

HWB

hwb(220, 52.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0b785

Analogous

#85c4d0

#859ed0

#9285d0

Triadic

#859ed0

#d0859e

#9ed085

Split-complementary

#859ed0

#d09285

#c4d085

Tetradic

#859ed0

#b785d0

#d0b785

#9ed085

Square

#859ed0

#d085c4

#d0b785

#85d092

Shades

Color #859ed0 mixed toward black.

#5c7dc0

#3f61a4

#2f497b

#203052

#101829

Tints

Color #859ed0 mixed toward white.

#99aed8

#aebee0

#c2cfe8

#d6dfef

#ebeff7

Tones

Color #859ed0 mixed toward gray.

#8ba0ca

#92a2c4

#98a4bd

#9ea6b7

#a4a9b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191c5 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#8f8dc3 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#86bcba · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #859ed0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#859ed0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#859ed0 (#859ed0) is rgb(133, 158, 208) in RGB.

No, #859ed0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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