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#809DEC

#809dec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809dec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.76% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.89°, with 73.97% saturation and 71.37% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.3476

Complementary

  1. #809dec
  2. #eccf80

Split complementary

  1. #809dec
  2. #ec9980
  3. #d3ec80

Analogous

  1. #80d3ec
  2. #809dec
  3. #9980ec

Triadic

  1. #809dec
  2. #ec809d
  3. #9dec80

Tetradic

  1. #809dec
  2. #cf80ec
  3. #eccf80
  4. #9dec80

Square

  1. #809dec
  2. #ec80d3
  3. #eccf80
  4. #80ec99

Monochromatic

  1. #1b45b8
  2. #3d6ae2
  3. #809dec
  4. #c3d0f6
  5. #edf1fc

Shades

#809dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809dec
  2. #738dd4
  3. #667ebd
  4. #5a6ea5
  5. #4d5e8e
  6. #404f76
  7. #333f5e
  8. #262f47
  9. #1a1f2f
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#809dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809dec
  2. #8da7ee
  3. #99b1f0
  4. #a6baf2
  5. #b3c4f4
  6. #c0cef6
  7. #ccd8f7
  8. #d9e2f9
  9. #e6ebfb
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809dec
  2. #809ae1
  3. #8097d6
  4. #8094cc
  5. #8091c1
  6. #808fb6
  7. #808cab
  8. #8089a0
  9. #808696
  10. #80838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949ec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80a4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #759bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57aeba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a1ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a9ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6aa7d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809dec {
  color: #809dec;
}
Background
.bg-809dec {
  background-color: #809dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809dec {
  border: 2px solid #809dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 157 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 74% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809dec, #9980ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 157 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.43 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.73 #7f6213 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809dec  rgb(128, 157, 236)  hsl(224, 74%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#eccf80  rgb(236, 207, 128)  hsl(44, 74%, 71%)  Buff
#ec809d  rgb(236, 128, 157)  hsl(344, 74%, 71%)  Flamingo Pink
#9dec80  rgb(157, 236, 128)  hsl(104, 74%, 71%)  Light Green