What color is #859FC1?

#859FC1 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 #859FC1?

The RGB value is 133, 159, 193: 133 red, 159 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #859FC1?

The complementary color is #C1A785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #859FC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#859FC1 color

#859FC1 rgb(133, 159, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #859FC1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.4% green and 75.7% blue (133, 159, 193).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#859FC1 color codes

HEX	`#859FC1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 159, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 18%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -0.99, -20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 20.47, 267.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.694, 33.632, 55.263)`
Decimal	`8757185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #859FC1, 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 #859FC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#859FC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #859FC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #859fc1; }
.text { color: #859fc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #859fc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 159 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #859fc1, #8985c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #859FC1?: #859FC1 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 #859FC1?: The RGB value is 133, 159, 193: 133 red, 159 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #859FC1?: The complementary color is #C1A785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #859FC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.