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#809ADE

#809ade ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809ade is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.39% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.34% cyan, 30.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 223.4°, with 58.75% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.3297

Complementary

  1. #809ade
  2. #dec480

Split complementary

  1. #809ade
  2. #de9580
  3. #c9de80

Analogous

  1. #80c9de
  2. #809ade
  3. #9580de

Triadic

  1. #809ade
  2. #de809a
  3. #9ade80

Tetradic

  1. #809ade
  2. #c480de
  3. #dec480
  4. #9ade80

Square

  1. #809ade
  2. #de80c9
  3. #dec480
  4. #80de95

Monochromatic

  1. #29499c
  2. #436ace
  3. #809ade
  4. #bdcaee
  5. #eff2fb

Shades

#809ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809ade
  2. #738bc8
  3. #667bb2
  4. #5a6c9b
  5. #4d5c85
  6. #404d6f
  7. #333e59
  8. #262e43
  9. #1a1f2c
  10. #0d0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#809ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809ade
  2. #8da4e1
  3. #99aee5
  4. #a6b8e8
  5. #b3c2eb
  6. #c0cdef
  7. #ccd7f2
  8. #d9e1f5
  9. #e6ebf8
  10. #f2f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809ade
  2. #8097d5
  3. #8095cb
  4. #8092c2
  5. #8090b8
  6. #808daf
  7. #808aa6
  8. #80889c
  9. #808593
  10. #808389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919bba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7998dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5fa8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #819ee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c99dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ea3c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809ade {
  color: #809ade;
}
Background
.bg-809ade {
  background-color: #809ade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809ade {
  border: 2px solid #809ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 154 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809ade, #9580de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 154 222 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.45 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.47 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.55 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.60 #7f6521 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809ade  rgb(128, 154, 222)  hsl(223, 59%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#dec480  rgb(222, 196, 128)  hsl(43, 59%, 69%)  Ecru
#de809a  rgb(222, 128, 154)  hsl(343, 59%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#9ade80  rgb(154, 222, 128)  hsl(103, 59%, 69%)  Pastel Green