What color is #859CBD?

#859CBD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859CBD?

The RGB value is 133, 156, 189: 133 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859CBD?

The complementary color is #BDA685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859CBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859CBD color

#859CBD rgb(133, 156, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #859CBD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green and 74.1% blue (133, 156, 189).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#859CBD color codes

HEX	`#859CBD`
RGB	`rgb(133, 156, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, -0.32, -19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 19.69, 269.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.744, 32.436, 52.775)`
Decimal	`8756413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859CBD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #859CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #859CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859cbd; }
.text { color: #859cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 156 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859cbd, #8a85bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #859CBD?: #859CBD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859CBD?: The RGB value is 133, 156, 189: 133 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859CBD?: The complementary color is #BDA685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859CBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.