What color is #859CD3?

#859CD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #859CD3?

The RGB value is 133, 156, 211: 133 red, 156 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859CD3?

The complementary color is #D3BC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859CD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859CD3 color

#859CD3 rgb(133, 156, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #859CD3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green and 82.7% blue (133, 156, 211).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#859CD3 color codes

HEX	`#859CD3`
RGB	`rgb(133, 156, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 61.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, 5.4, -30.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 31.15, 279.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.316, 33.465, 66.319)`
Decimal	`8756435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859CD3, 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 #859CD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859CD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #859CD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859cd3; }
.text { color: #859cd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859cd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 156 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859cd3, #9585d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #859CD3?: #859CD3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #859CD3?: The RGB value is 133, 156, 211: 133 red, 156 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859CD3?: The complementary color is #D3BC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859CD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.