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#809DCD

#809dcd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809dcd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.56% cyan, 23.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.4°, with 43.5% saturation and 65.29% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.3311

Complementary

  1. #809dcd
  2. #cdb080

Split complementary

  1. #809dcd
  2. #cd8980
  3. #c3cd80

Analogous

  1. #80c3cd
  2. #809dcd
  3. #8980cd

Triadic

  1. #809dcd
  2. #cd809d
  3. #9dcd80

Tetradic

  1. #809dcd
  2. #b080cd
  3. #cdb080
  4. #9dcd80

Square

  1. #809dcd
  2. #cd80c3
  3. #cdb080
  4. #80cd89

Monochromatic

  1. #335081
  2. #4973b7
  3. #809dcd
  4. #b7c7e3
  5. #eef2f8

Shades

#809dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809dcd
  2. #738db9
  3. #667ea4
  4. #5a6e90
  5. #4d5e7b
  6. #404f67
  7. #333f52
  8. #262f3e
  9. #1a1f29
  10. #0d1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#809dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809dcd
  2. #8da7d2
  3. #99b1d7
  4. #a6badc
  5. #b3c4e1
  6. #c0cee6
  7. #ccd8eb
  8. #d9e2f0
  9. #e6ebf5
  10. #f2f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809dcd
  2. #809ac5
  3. #8097be
  4. #8094b6
  5. #8091ae
  6. #808fa7
  7. #808c9f
  8. #808997
  9. #80868f
  10. #808388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca0cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8498cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67a7ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #829acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72a3bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809dcd {
  color: #809dcd;
}
Background
.bg-809dcd {
  background-color: #809dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809dcd {
  border: 2px solid #809dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 157 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 44% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809dcd, #8980cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 157 205 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.35 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.15 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.95 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.36 #7f6232 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809dcd  rgb(128, 157, 205)  hsl(217, 44%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#cdb080  rgb(205, 176, 128)  hsl(37, 44%, 65%)  Tan
#cd809d  rgb(205, 128, 157)  hsl(337, 44%, 65%)  Puce
#9dcd80  rgb(157, 205, 128)  hsl(97, 44%, 65%)  Pistachio