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#809EF8

#809ef8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809ef8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.39% cyan, 36.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 89.55% saturation and 73.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.3582

Complementary

  1. #809ef8
  2. #f8da80

Split complementary

  1. #809ef8
  2. #f89e80
  3. #daf880

Analogous

  1. #80daf8
  2. #809ef8
  3. #9e80f8

Triadic

  1. #809ef8
  2. #f8809e
  3. #9ef880

Tetradic

  1. #809ef8
  2. #da80f8
  3. #f8da80
  4. #9ef880

Square

  1. #809ef8
  2. #f880da
  3. #f8da80
  4. #80f89e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3ed3
  2. #3867f4
  3. #809ef8
  4. #c9d5fc
  5. #ecf0fe

Shades

#809ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809ef8
  2. #738edf
  3. #667ec6
  4. #5a6fae
  5. #4d5f95
  6. #404f7c
  7. #333f63
  8. #262f4a
  9. #1a2032
  10. #0d1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#809ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809ef8
  2. #8da8f9
  3. #99b1f9
  4. #a6bbfa
  5. #b3c5fb
  6. #c0cffc
  7. #ccd8fc
  8. #d9e2fd
  9. #e6ecfe
  10. #f2f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809ef8
  2. #809bec
  3. #8098e0
  4. #8095d4
  5. #8092c8
  6. #808fbc
  7. #808cb0
  8. #8089a4
  9. #808698
  10. #80838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a0ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca7fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4eb1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7da4fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #769df7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66aad8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809ef8 {
  color: #809ef8;
}
Background
.bg-809ef8 {
  background-color: #809ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #809ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 90% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809ef8, #9e80f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 248 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.74 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.62 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.29 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.69 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.05 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.12 #7f6107 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809ef8  rgb(128, 158, 248)  hsl(225, 90%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#f8da80  rgb(248, 218, 128)  hsl(45, 90%, 74%)  Jasmine
#f8809e  rgb(248, 128, 158)  hsl(345, 90%, 74%)  Flamingo Pink
#9ef880  rgb(158, 248, 128)  hsl(105, 90%, 74%)  Mint Green