#859FAD Color

#859FAD is rgb(133, 159, 173) in RGB and hsl(201, 20%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#859FAD

HEX#859FAD

RGBrgb(133, 159, 173)

HSLhsl(201, 20%, 60%)

HSVhsv(201, 23%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.036 231.5)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#859FAD Complementary#AD9385 Analogous#85ADA7 Analogous#858BAD Triadic#AD859F Triadic#9FAD85

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#94ABB8 #A6B9C4 #B6C5CE #C8D4DA #D7E0E4 #EAEEF1

Shades

#6C8C9D #5A7787 #49616E #394C56 #29363D #182025

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