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#809EEF

#809eef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809eef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.44% cyan, 33.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.78°, with 77.62% saturation and 71.96% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.3527

Complementary

  1. #809eef
  2. #efd180

Split complementary

  1. #809eef
  2. #ef9980
  3. #d6ef80

Analogous

  1. #80d6ef
  2. #809eef
  3. #9980ef

Triadic

  1. #809eef
  2. #ef809e
  3. #9eef80

Tetradic

  1. #809eef
  2. #d180ef
  3. #efd180
  4. #9eef80

Square

  1. #809eef
  2. #ef80d6
  3. #efd180
  4. #80ef99

Monochromatic

  1. #1845be
  2. #3c6ae6
  3. #809eef
  4. #c4d2f8
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#809eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809eef
  2. #738ed7
  3. #667ebf
  4. #5a6fa7
  5. #4d5f8f
  6. #404f78
  7. #333f60
  8. #262f48
  9. #1a2030
  10. #0d1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#809eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809eef
  2. #8da8f1
  3. #99b1f2
  4. #a6bbf4
  5. #b3c5f5
  6. #c0cff7
  7. #ccd8f9
  8. #d9e2fa
  9. #e6ecfc
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809eef
  2. #809be4
  3. #8098d9
  4. #8095ce
  5. #8092c3
  6. #808fb8
  7. #808cac
  8. #8089a1
  9. #808696
  10. #80838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949fc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80a6f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #759ced ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55afbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a3f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #799dee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69a8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809eef {
  color: #809eef;
}
Background
.bg-809eef {
  background-color: #809eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809eef {
  border: 2px solid #809eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 78% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809eef, #9980ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.78 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.46 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.18 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.33 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.40 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.85 #7f6110 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809eef  rgb(128, 158, 239)  hsl(224, 78%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#efd180  rgb(239, 209, 128)  hsl(44, 78%, 72%)  Jasmine
#ef809e  rgb(239, 128, 158)  hsl(344, 78%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9eef80  rgb(158, 239, 128)  hsl(104, 78%, 72%)  Light Green