Close to Gray Blue
#859CD0
#859CD0 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Gray Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green, and 81.6% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 44% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #859CD0.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.74:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #859CD0 as they’d see it.
#859CD0 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #859CD0
What color is #859CD0?
#859CD0 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Gray Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green, and 81.6% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 44% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #859CD0 in RGB?
#859CD0 is rgb(133, 156, 208): 133 red, 156 green, and 208 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #859CD0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(36, 25, 0, 18). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #859CD0?
PANTONE 271 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #859CD0?
Its complement #B09A67 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.