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#809CDD

#809cdd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809cdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.08% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.94°, with 57.76% saturation and 68.43% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.3359

Complementary

  1. #809cdd
  2. #ddc180

Split complementary

  1. #809cdd
  2. #dd9380
  3. #cadd80

Analogous

  1. #80cadd
  2. #809cdd
  3. #9380dd

Triadic

  1. #809cdd
  2. #dd809c
  3. #9cdd80

Tetradic

  1. #809cdd
  2. #c180dd
  3. #ddc180
  4. #9cdd80

Square

  1. #809cdd
  2. #dd80ca
  3. #ddc180
  4. #80dd93

Monochromatic

  1. #294b9b
  2. #446dcd
  3. #809cdd
  4. #bccbed
  5. #eff2fb

Shades

#809cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809cdd
  2. #738cc7
  3. #667db1
  4. #5a6d9b
  5. #4d5e85
  6. #404e6f
  7. #333e58
  8. #262f42
  9. #1a1f2c
  10. #0d1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#809cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809cdd
  2. #8da6e0
  3. #99b0e4
  4. #a6bae7
  5. #b3c4eb
  6. #c0ceee
  7. #ccd7f1
  8. #d9e1f5
  9. #e6ebf8
  10. #f2f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809cdd
  2. #8099d4
  3. #8096ca
  4. #8094c1
  5. #8091b8
  6. #808eaf
  7. #808ba5
  8. #80889c
  9. #808693
  10. #808389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #929cba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85a1e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c99dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60a9b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #839fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ea4c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809cdd {
  color: #809cdd;
}
Background
.bg-809cdd {
  background-color: #809cdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809cdd {
  border: 2px solid #809cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 156 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 58% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809cdd, #9380dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 156 221 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.07 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.28 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.25 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.04 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.37 #7f6322 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809cdd  rgb(128, 156, 221)  hsl(222, 58%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#ddc180  rgb(221, 193, 128)  hsl(42, 58%, 68%)  Burly Wood
#dd809c  rgb(221, 128, 156)  hsl(342, 58%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#9cdd80  rgb(156, 221, 128)  hsl(102, 58%, 68%)  Pastel Green