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#809EE2

#809ee2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809ee2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.36% cyan, 30.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 221.63°, with 62.82% saturation and 69.41% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.3453

Complementary

  1. #809ee2
  2. #e2c480

Split complementary

  1. #809ee2
  2. #e29380
  3. #cfe280

Analogous

  1. #80cfe2
  2. #809ee2
  3. #9380e2

Triadic

  1. #809ee2
  2. #e2809e
  3. #9ee280

Tetradic

  1. #809ee2
  2. #c480e2
  3. #e2c480
  4. #9ee280

Square

  1. #809ee2
  2. #e280cf
  3. #e2c480
  4. #80e293

Monochromatic

  1. #254ca4
  2. #426ed4
  3. #809ee2
  4. #becef0
  5. #eef2fb

Shades

#809ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809ee2
  2. #738ecb
  3. #667eb5
  4. #5a6f9e
  5. #4d5f88
  6. #404f71
  7. #333f5a
  8. #262f44
  9. #1a202d
  10. #0d1017
  11. #000000

Tints

#809ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809ee2
  2. #8da8e5
  3. #99b1e8
  4. #a6bbeb
  5. #b3c5ee
  6. #c0cff1
  7. #ccd8f3
  8. #d9e2f6
  9. #e6ecf9
  10. #f2f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809ee2
  2. #809bd8
  3. #8098ce
  4. #8095c5
  5. #8092bb
  6. #808fb1
  7. #808ca7
  8. #80899d
  9. #808694
  10. #80838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939ebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86a4e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c9be0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5dacb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a1e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d9ce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6da7c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809ee2 {
  color: #809ee2;
}
Background
.bg-809ee2 {
  background-color: #809ee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #809ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 63% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809ee2, #9380e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 226 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.91 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.45 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.79 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.36 #7f611d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809ee2  rgb(128, 158, 226)  hsl(222, 63%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#e2c480  rgb(226, 196, 128)  hsl(42, 63%, 69%)  Burly Wood
#e2809e  rgb(226, 128, 158)  hsl(342, 63%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#9ee280  rgb(158, 226, 128)  hsl(102, 63%, 69%)  Light Green