#858DBE
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #858DBE
#858DBE is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 55% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Dusty Blue (ΔE 15.6); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEB685 — a tan tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #858DBE for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.55:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #858DBE?
#858DBE is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 55% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #858DBE?
Use black text. Black on #858DBE has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #858DBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEB685, and analogous partners are #85AABE and #9985BE.