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#859CD3 closest to Wisteria Blue

#859CD3 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Wisteria Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 61.2% green and 82.7% blue (rgb(133, 156, 211)). Its HSL value is 222° hue, 47% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. #859CD3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.69:1.

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Variations of #859CD3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#859CD3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#859CD3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #859CD3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8299D2
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AA0D5
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #889FD4
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8299D2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #849BD2
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6DA7AF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7DA1C4
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #979CAC

#859CD3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#859CD3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.69:1 Very good#859CD3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#859CD3 in CSS

/* Wisteria Blue */
.color { color: #859CD3; }
.background { background-color: #859CD3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #859CD3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 156 211);
color: hsl(222 47% 67%);
color: oklch(0.696 0.085 266.7);

#859CD3 FAQ

What color is #859CD3?

#859CD3 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #859CD3?

#859CD3 is rgb(133, 156, 211) in RGB, hsl(222, 47%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #859CD3?

The complementary color of #859CD3 is #D3BC85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #859CD3?

Black text has the best contrast on #859CD3: 7.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #859CD3 a warm or cool color?

#859CD3 is a cool color.