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#809EEB

#809eeb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809eeb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.96% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.53% cyan, 32.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.18°, with 72.79% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.3504

Complementary

  1. #809eeb
  2. #ebcd80

Split complementary

  1. #809eeb
  2. #eb9880
  3. #d4eb80

Analogous

  1. #80d4eb
  2. #809eeb
  3. #9880eb

Triadic

  1. #809eeb
  2. #eb809e
  3. #9eeb80

Tetradic

  1. #809eeb
  2. #cd80eb
  3. #ebcd80
  4. #9eeb80

Square

  1. #809eeb
  2. #eb80d4
  3. #ebcd80
  4. #80eb98

Monochromatic

  1. #1d47b5
  2. #3e6ce1
  3. #809eeb
  4. #c2d0f5
  5. #edf2fc

Shades

#809eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809eeb
  2. #738ed4
  3. #667ebc
  4. #5a6fa5
  5. #4d5f8d
  6. #404f76
  7. #333f5e
  8. #262f47
  9. #1a202f
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#809eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809eeb
  2. #8da8ed
  3. #99b1ef
  4. #a6bbf1
  5. #b3c5f3
  6. #c0cff5
  7. #ccd8f7
  8. #d9e2f9
  9. #e6ecfb
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809eeb
  2. #809be0
  3. #8098d6
  4. #8095cb
  5. #8092c0
  6. #808fb6
  7. #808cab
  8. #8089a0
  9. #808695
  10. #80838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949fc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57aeba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81a2ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6aa8cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809eeb {
  color: #809eeb;
}
Background
.bg-809eeb {
  background-color: #809eeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809eeb {
  border: 2px solid #809eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 73% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809eeb, #9880eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 235 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.19 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.11 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.15 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.76 #7f6114 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809eeb  rgb(128, 158, 235)  hsl(223, 73%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#ebcd80  rgb(235, 205, 128)  hsl(43, 73%, 71%)  Buff
#eb809e  rgb(235, 128, 158)  hsl(343, 73%, 71%)  Flamingo Pink
#9eeb80  rgb(158, 235, 128)  hsl(103, 73%, 71%)  Light Green