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#809CD2

#809cd2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809cd2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.18% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.05% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 219.51°, with 47.67% saturation and 66.27% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.3302

Complementary

  1. #809cd2
  2. #d2b680

Split complementary

  1. #809cd2
  2. #d28d80
  3. #c5d280

Analogous

  1. #80c5d2
  2. #809cd2
  3. #8d80d2

Triadic

  1. #809cd2
  2. #d2809c
  3. #9cd280

Tetradic

  1. #809cd2
  2. #b680d2
  3. #d2b680
  4. #9cd280

Square

  1. #809cd2
  2. #d280c5
  3. #d2b680
  4. #80d28d

Monochromatic

  1. #304f89
  2. #4870be
  3. #809cd2
  4. #b8c8e6
  5. #f0f3fa

Shades

#809cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809cd2
  2. #738cbd
  3. #667da8
  4. #5a6d93
  5. #4d5e7e
  6. #404e69
  7. #333e54
  8. #262f3f
  9. #1a1f2a
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#809cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809cd2
  2. #8da6d7
  3. #99b0db
  4. #a6bae0
  5. #b3c4e4
  6. #c0cee9
  7. #ccd7ed
  8. #d9e1f2
  9. #e6ebf6
  10. #f2f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809cd2
  2. #8099ca
  3. #8096c2
  4. #8094b9
  5. #8091b1
  6. #808ea9
  7. #808ba1
  8. #808899
  9. #808690
  10. #808388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #89a0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8198d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65a7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869ed3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #809ad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71a3be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809cd2 {
  color: #809cd2;
}
Background
.bg-809cd2 {
  background-color: #809cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #809cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 156 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 48% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809cd2, #8d80d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 156 210 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.56 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.95 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.30 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.55 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.83 #7f632d Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809cd2  rgb(128, 156, 210)  hsl(220, 48%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#d2b680  rgb(210, 182, 128)  hsl(40, 48%, 66%)  Burly Wood
#d2809c  rgb(210, 128, 156)  hsl(340, 48%, 66%)  Puce
#9cd280  rgb(156, 210, 128)  hsl(100, 48%, 66%)  Pistachio