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Information about #859BDB color

#859BDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#859BDB falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 155, 219) — 52.2% red, 60.8% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 25 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#859BDB is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure 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 practically indistinguishable from Magic Carpet (#8B98D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vista Blue (#7C9ED9) and Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(133, 155, 219)), which gives #859BDB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #859BDB: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #859BDB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#859BDB color variations

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

#859BDB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#859BDB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#859BDB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#859BDB 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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#859BDB 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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#C5DB85
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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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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
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#DB859B
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#9BDB85
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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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#C585DB
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#DBC585
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#9BDB85
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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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#DBC585
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#85DB9B
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Nearest named colors to #859BDB

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

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

#859BDB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#859BDB color image #859BDB color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#859BDB color image #859BDB color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859BDB
  • RGB133, 155, 219
  • CMYK34, 25, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(133, 155, 219)
  • HSL225°, 54%, 69%
  • HSL Precise224.651°, 54.43%, 69.02%
  • HSV225°, 39%, 86%
  • HSB225°, 39%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.608, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.608, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.608, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID859BDB
  • DECIMAL ID8756187
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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