#859CAD Color

#859CAD is rgb(133, 156, 173) in RGB and hsl(206, 20%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859CAD

HEX#859CAD

RGBrgb(133, 156, 173)

HSLhsl(206, 20%, 60%)

HSVhsv(206, 23%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.036 240.1)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #859CAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #859CAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#859CAD Complementary#AD9685 Analogous#85ADAB Analogous#8587AD Triadic#AD859C Triadic#9CAD85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #859CAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#94A8B8 #A6B7C4 #B6C3CE #C8D2DA #D7DFE4 #EAEEF1

Shades

#6C889D #5A7387 #495E6E #394956 #29343D #181F25

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