Information about #858ABE color

#858ABE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#858ABE falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 138, 190) — 52.2% red, 54.1% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 20 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#858ABE is a softly balanced deep-sea blue that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pastel Indigo (#8686AF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Zephyr (#809AC6) and Beyond (#808AAC).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 138, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #858ABE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#858ABE color variations

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

#858ABE 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #858ABE

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

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#858ABE
  • RGB133, 138, 190
  • CMYK22, 20, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(133, 138, 190)
  • HSL235°, 30%, 63%
  • HSL Precise234.737°, 30.481%, 63.333%
  • HSV235°, 30%, 75%
  • HSB235°, 30%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.541, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.541, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.541, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID858ABE
  • DECIMAL ID8751806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01