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#809BEE

#809bee ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.22% cyan, 34.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 225.27°, with 76.39% saturation and 71.76% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.342

Complementary

  1. #809bee
  2. #eed380

Split complementary

  1. #809bee
  2. #ee9c80
  3. #d2ee80

Analogous

  1. #80d2ee
  2. #809bee
  3. #9c80ee

Triadic

  1. #809bee
  2. #ee809b
  3. #9bee80

Tetradic

  1. #809bee
  2. #d380ee
  3. #eed380
  4. #9bee80

Square

  1. #809bee
  2. #ee80d2
  3. #eed380
  4. #80ee9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1941bc
  2. #3d66e5
  3. #809bee
  4. #c3d0f7
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#809bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809bee
  2. #738cd6
  3. #667cbe
  4. #5a6da7
  5. #4d5d8f
  6. #404e77
  7. #333e5f
  8. #262f47
  9. #1a1f30
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#809bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809bee
  2. #8da5f0
  3. #99aff1
  4. #a6b9f3
  5. #b3c3f5
  6. #c0cdf7
  7. #ccd7f8
  8. #d9e1fa
  9. #e6ebfc
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809bee
  2. #8098e3
  3. #8096d8
  4. #8093cd
  5. #8090c2
  6. #808eb7
  7. #808bac
  8. #8088a1
  9. #808596
  10. #80838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939dc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca3f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #719aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56acb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #789aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69a6d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809bee {
  color: #809bee;
}
Background
.bg-809bee {
  background-color: #809bee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809bee {
  border: 2px solid #809bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 155 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 76% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809bee, #9c80ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 155 238 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.88 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.41 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.54 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.58 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.82 #7f6411 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809bee  rgb(128, 155, 238)  hsl(225, 76%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#eed380  rgb(238, 211, 128)  hsl(45, 76%, 72%)  Buff
#ee809b  rgb(238, 128, 155)  hsl(345, 76%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9bee80  rgb(155, 238, 128)  hsl(105, 76%, 72%)  Light Green