Information about #859BB7 color

#859BB7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #859BB7 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(133, 155, 183) (52.2% red, 60.8% green, 71.8% blue), or CMYK 20 / 11 / 0 / 28 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#859BB7 presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluey Grey (#89A0B0) and Eye of a Princess (#7D98B1).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 155, 183) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #859BB7: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #859BB7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#859BB7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#859BB7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#859BB7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#859BB7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#808FA2

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Grey

#808080

#859BB7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#84AEB7

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#859BB7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#B4B785
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#85B4B7
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#859BB7
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#B7859B
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#9BB785
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A185B7
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#9BB785
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B785B4
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#B7A185
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#85B788
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Nearest named colors to #859BB7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Eye of a Princess color link
Eye of a Princess

#7D98B1

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

#859BB7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859BB7
  • RGB133, 155, 183
  • CMYK20, 11, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(133, 155, 183)
  • HSL214°, 26%, 62%
  • HSL Precise213.6°, 25.773%, 61.961%
  • HSV214°, 27%, 72%
  • HSB214°, 27%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.608, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.608, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.608, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID859BB7
  • DECIMAL ID8756151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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