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#809FED

#809fed ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809fed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.35% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.99% cyan, 32.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.94°, with 75.17% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.355

Complementary

  1. #809fed
  2. #edce80

Split complementary

  1. #809fed
  2. #ed9880
  3. #d5ed80

Analogous

  1. #80d5ed
  2. #809fed
  3. #9880ed

Triadic

  1. #809fed
  2. #ed809f
  3. #9fed80

Tetradic

  1. #809fed
  2. #ce80ed
  3. #edce80
  4. #9fed80

Square

  1. #809fed
  2. #ed80d5
  3. #edce80
  4. #80ed98

Monochromatic

  1. #1a48ba
  2. #3d6ce4
  3. #809fed
  4. #c3d2f6
  5. #edf1fc

Shades

#809fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809fed
  2. #738fd5
  3. #667fbe
  4. #5a6fa6
  5. #4d5f8e
  6. #405077
  7. #33405f
  8. #263047
  9. #1a202f
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#809fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809fed
  2. #8da9ef
  3. #99b2f1
  4. #a6bcf2
  5. #b3c5f4
  6. #c0cff6
  7. #ccd9f8
  8. #d9e2fa
  9. #e6ecfb
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809fed
  2. #809ce2
  3. #8099d7
  4. #8096cc
  5. #8093c1
  6. #8090b7
  7. #808cac
  8. #8089a1
  9. #808696
  10. #80838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a0c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a6f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #56afbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81a3ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69a9d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809fed {
  color: #809fed;
}
Background
.bg-809fed {
  background-color: #809fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809fed {
  border: 2px solid #809fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 159 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 75% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809fed, #9880ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 159 237 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.06 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.08 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.09 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.78 #7f6012 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809fed  rgb(128, 159, 237)  hsl(223, 75%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#edce80  rgb(237, 206, 128)  hsl(43, 75%, 72%)  Jasmine
#ed809f  rgb(237, 128, 159)  hsl(343, 75%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9fed80  rgb(159, 237, 128)  hsl(103, 75%, 72%)  Light Green