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#809BEC

#809bec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809bec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.78% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.76% cyan, 34.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 73.97% saturation and 71.37% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.3409

Complementary

  1. #809bec
  2. #ecd180

Split complementary

  1. #809bec
  2. #ec9b80
  3. #d1ec80

Analogous

  1. #80d1ec
  2. #809bec
  3. #9b80ec

Triadic

  1. #809bec
  2. #ec809b
  3. #9bec80

Tetradic

  1. #809bec
  2. #d180ec
  3. #ecd180
  4. #9bec80

Square

  1. #809bec
  2. #ec80d1
  3. #ecd180
  4. #80ec9b

Monochromatic

  1. #1b42b8
  2. #3d67e2
  3. #809bec
  4. #c3cff6
  5. #edf1fc

Shades

#809bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809bec
  2. #738cd4
  3. #667cbd
  4. #5a6da5
  5. #4d5d8e
  6. #404e76
  7. #333e5e
  8. #262f47
  9. #1a1f2f
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#809bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809bec
  2. #8da5ee
  3. #99aff0
  4. #a6b9f2
  5. #b3c3f4
  6. #c0cdf6
  7. #ccd7f7
  8. #d9e1f9
  9. #e6ebfb
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809bec
  2. #8098e1
  3. #8096d6
  4. #8093cc
  5. #8090c1
  6. #808eb6
  7. #808bab
  8. #8088a0
  9. #808596
  10. #80838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7da3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7399ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57acb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea0ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #789aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6aa5cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809bec {
  color: #809bec;
}
Background
.bg-809bec {
  background-color: #809bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809bec {
  border: 2px solid #809bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 155 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 74% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809bec, #9b80ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 155 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.41 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.44 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.76 #7f6413 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809bec  rgb(128, 155, 236)  hsl(225, 74%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#ecd180  rgb(236, 209, 128)  hsl(45, 74%, 71%)  Buff
#ec809b  rgb(236, 128, 155)  hsl(345, 74%, 71%)  Flamingo Pink
#9bec80  rgb(155, 236, 128)  hsl(105, 74%, 71%)  Light Green