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#809ECC

#809ecc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809ecc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.25% cyan, 22.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 216.32°, with 42.7% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.334

Complementary

  1. #809ecc
  2. #ccae80

Split complementary

  1. #809ecc
  2. #cc8880
  3. #c4cc80

Analogous

  1. #80c4cc
  2. #809ecc
  3. #8880cc

Triadic

  1. #809ecc
  2. #cc809e
  3. #9ecc80

Tetradic

  1. #809ecc
  2. #ae80cc
  3. #ccae80
  4. #9ecc80

Square

  1. #809ecc
  2. #cc80c4
  3. #ccae80
  4. #80cc88

Monochromatic

  1. #335180
  2. #4974b6
  3. #809ecc
  4. #b7c8e2
  5. #edf1f8

Shades

#809ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809ecc
  2. #738eb8
  3. #667ea3
  4. #5a6f8f
  5. #4d5f7a
  6. #404f66
  7. #333f52
  8. #262f3d
  9. #1a2029
  10. #0d1014
  11. #000000

Tints

#809ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809ecc
  2. #8da8d1
  3. #99b1d6
  4. #a6bbdb
  5. #b3c5e0
  6. #c0cfe6
  7. #ccd8eb
  8. #d9e2f0
  9. #e6ecf5
  10. #f2f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809ecc
  2. #809bc4
  3. #8098bd
  4. #8095b5
  5. #8092ae
  6. #808fa6
  7. #808c9e
  8. #808997
  9. #80868f
  10. #808388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #929db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ea0ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8599cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67a8ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #889fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72a4bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809ecc {
  color: #809ecc;
}
Background
.bg-809ecc {
  background-color: #809ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809ecc {
  border: 2px solid #809ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 43% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809ecc, #8880cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 204 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.84 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.55 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.56 #7f6133 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809ecc  rgb(128, 158, 204)  hsl(216, 43%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#ccae80  rgb(204, 174, 128)  hsl(36, 43%, 65%)  Tan
#cc809e  rgb(204, 128, 158)  hsl(336, 43%, 65%)  Puce
#9ecc80  rgb(158, 204, 128)  hsl(96, 43%, 65%)  Pistachio