Information about #859CBD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#859CBD falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 156, 189) — 52.2% red, 61.2% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 13 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#859CBD is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Zephyr (#809AC6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluegrey (#85A3B2) and Bluey Grey (#89A0B0).

The recipe behind #859CBD is rgb(133, 156, 189), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #859CBD: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #859CBD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#859CBD color variations

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

#859CBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#859CBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#859CBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#859CBD 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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#859CBD 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #859CBD

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

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

#859CBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859CBD
  • RGB133, 156, 189
  • CMYK22, 13, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(133, 156, 189)
  • HSL215°, 30%, 63%
  • HSL Precise215.357°, 29.787%, 63.137%
  • HSV215°, 30%, 74%
  • HSB215°, 30%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.612, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.612, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.612, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID859CBD
  • DECIMAL ID8756413
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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