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Colour

#859CD2

  • #859CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#859CD2 is a blue with RGB values 133, 156, 210 and HSL 222°, 46%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#859CD2#859CD2
HEX#859CD2
RGBrgb(133, 156, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6118, 0.8235
RGB percentages52.2%, 61.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(222.1, 46.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 36.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK36.7%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,756,434
CSS custom property--colour: #859CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#7A632D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8399D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6DA7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2BB85
Analogous#85C3D2, #9485D2
Triadic#D2859C, #9CD285
Split complementary#D29485, #C3D285
Tetradic#D285C3, #D2BB85, #85D295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FB
Lighter +20%#D0D8ED
Lighter +10%#AABAE0
Darker −10%#607EC4
Darker −20%#4162B0
Darker −30%#334D8B
Darker −40%#253966
More saturated +25%#7094E7
Less saturated −25%#9AA4BD

Channel breakdown

R133
G156
B210
Red133 (52.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue222.08°
Saturation (HSL)46.11%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 9C · B D2

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