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#809CD8

#809cd8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809cd8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.18% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.74% cyan, 27.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 220.91°, with 53.01% saturation and 67.45% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.3332

Complementary

  1. #809cd8
  2. #d8bc80

Split complementary

  1. #809cd8
  2. #d89080
  3. #c8d880

Analogous

  1. #80c8d8
  2. #809cd8
  3. #9080d8

Triadic

  1. #809cd8
  2. #d8809c
  3. #9cd880

Tetradic

  1. #809cd8
  2. #bc80d8
  3. #d8bc80
  4. #9cd880

Square

  1. #809cd8
  2. #d880c8
  3. #d8bc80
  4. #80d890

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4d92
  2. #456ec6
  3. #809cd8
  4. #bbcaea
  5. #eff3fa

Shades

#809cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809cd8
  2. #738cc2
  3. #667dad
  4. #5a6d97
  5. #4d5e82
  6. #404e6c
  7. #333e56
  8. #262f41
  9. #1a1f2b
  10. #0d1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#809cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809cd8
  2. #8da6dc
  3. #99b0e0
  4. #a6bae4
  5. #b3c4e8
  6. #c0ceec
  7. #ccd7ef
  8. #d9e1f3
  9. #e6ebf7
  10. #f2f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809cd8
  2. #8099cf
  3. #8096c6
  4. #8094be
  5. #8091b5
  6. #808eac
  7. #808ba3
  8. #80889a
  9. #808692
  10. #808389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #929cb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87a1db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e99d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62a8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #849fda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f9ad7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6fa4c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809cd8 {
  color: #809cd8;
}
Background
.bg-809cd8 {
  background-color: #809cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #809cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 156 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 53% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809cd8, #9080d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 156 216 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.28 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.15 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.88 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.83 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.42 #7f6327 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809cd8  rgb(128, 156, 216)  hsl(221, 53%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#d8bc80  rgb(216, 188, 128)  hsl(41, 53%, 67%)  Burly Wood
#d8809c  rgb(216, 128, 156)  hsl(341, 53%, 67%)  Puce
#9cd880  rgb(156, 216, 128)  hsl(101, 53%, 67%)  Pistachio