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Information about #859DAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#859DAD falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 157, 173) — 52.2% red, 61.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 6 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #859DAD reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bali Hai (#849CA9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ashley Blue (#8699AB) and Bluey Grey (#89A0B0).

The recipe behind #859DAD is rgb(133, 157, 173), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #859DAD: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #859DAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#859DAD color variations

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

#859DAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#859DAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#859DAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#859DAD 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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#859DAD 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 #859DAD

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

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

#859DAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859DAD
  • RGB133, 157, 173
  • CMYK16, 6, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(133, 157, 173)
  • HSL204°, 20%, 60%
  • HSL Precise204°, 19.608%, 60%
  • HSV204°, 23%, 68%
  • HSB204°, 23%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.616, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.616, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.616, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID859DAD
  • DECIMAL ID8756653
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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