Blue
#859AEC
#859AEC is a blue with medium intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.0:1. On white it reaches only 2.7:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#859AEC shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #859AEC kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F4F6FF
- 100 E4EBFF
- 200 CCD8FF
- 300 A9BCFF
- 400 859AEC
- 500 6E82D1
- 600 5567B3
- 700 3F4E95
- 800 2D3978
- 900 1C255A
- 950 0D123D
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-blue-50: #f4f6ff; --color-blue-100: #e4ebff; --color-blue-200: #ccd8ff; --color-blue-300: #a9bcff; --color-blue-400: #859aec; --color-blue-500: #6e82d1; --color-blue-600: #5567b3; --color-blue-700: #3f4e95; --color-blue-800: #2d3978; --color-blue-900: #1c255a; --color-blue-950: #0d123d;}Is #859AEC readable?
Contrast for text on #859AEC and for #859AEC used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.7APCA Lc 57 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.0APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #6072C0 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.7APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.0APCA Lc 49 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #859AEC
Six palettes built around #859AEC, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#859AEC · #927FBB · #2BABFF · #FFCFF6 · #1D2330
- Complementary#859AEC · #D2AD36 · #D5AB3E · #D5D9FF · #2A3140
- Split complementary#859AEC · #CB7F42 · #8EC93F · #DEE8FF · #22272F
- Triadic#859AEC · #C37363 · #58C46F · #CBD6FF · #272A2F
- Tetradic#859AEC · #D67791 · #E5AE00 · #B6F6F0 · #2D303A
- Monochromatic#859AEC · #7B92D0 · #82A2FF · #D2DBFF · #1E222B
#859AEC as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #859AEC looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F4F6FF
- Brand 100, #E4EBFF
- Brand 200, #CCD8FF
- Brand 300, #A9BCFF
- Brand 400, #859AEC
- Brand 500, #6E82D1
- Brand 600, #5567B3
- Brand 700, #3F4E95
- Brand 800, #2D3978
- Brand 900, #1C255A
- Brand 950, #0D123D
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E4E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D2D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9EA1A8
- Neutral 500, #70737B
- Neutral 600, #51545C
- Neutral 700, #3E4047
- Neutral 800, #26282E
- Neutral 900, #16181E
- Neutral 950, #080A0F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #92F1BF
- Success 300, #6DD8A3
- Success 400, #44BC85
- Success 500, #1CA770
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F5AF5F
- Warning 400, #E99E41
- Warning 500, #BD7500
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #FD6F70
- Danger 500, #D8484E
- Danger 600, #BF303B
- Danger 700, #9F1225
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #6AA6F1
- Info 500, #4986D1
- Info 600, #336EB6
- Info 700, #1C5598
- Info 800, #063F7B
- Info 900, #002A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.4:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.4:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #859AEC
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.