Colour

#859AC3

#859AC3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#859AC3 is a blue with RGB values 133, 154, 195 and HSL 220°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#859AC3#859AC3

HEX#859AC3

RGBrgb(133, 154, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6039, 0.7647

RGB percentages52.2%, 60.4%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(219.7, 34.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 31.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK31.8%, 21%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,755,907

CSS custom property--colour: #859AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#7A653C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C9DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8697C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#73A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6 Sky blue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C3AE85

Analogous#85B9C3, #8F85C3

Triadic#C3859A, #9AC385

Split complementary#C38F85, #B9C385

Tetradic#C385B9, #C3AE85, #85C38F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEFF5

Lighter +20%#C9D3E5

Lighter +10%#A7B6D4

Darker −10%#637EB2

Darker −20%#4B6597

Darker −30%#3A4E75

Darker −40%#293753

More saturated +25%#6E93DA

Less saturated −25%#9CA1AC

Channel breakdown

R133

G154

B195

Red133 (52.2%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue219.68°

Saturation (HSL)34.07%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 9A · B C3

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Colour values

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