Information about #859BF1 color

#859BF1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#859BF1 falls into the Blue Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 155, 241) — 52.2% red, 60.8% green, 94.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 34 / 0 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#859BF1 is a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Portage (#8B9FEE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7) and Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7).

The recipe behind #859BF1 is rgb(133, 155, 241), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #859BF1: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #859BF1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#859BF1 color variations

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

#859BF1 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 #859BF1

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#859BF1
  • RGB133, 155, 241
  • CMYK42, 34, 0, 5
  • CSSrgb(133, 155, 241)
  • HSL228°, 79%, 73%
  • HSL Precise227.778°, 79.412%, 73.333%
  • HSV228°, 45%, 95%
  • HSB228°, 45%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.608, 0.945)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.608, 0.945, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.608, 0.945)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID859BF1
  • DECIMAL ID8756209
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01