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#809FF9

#809ff9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#809ff9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.35% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.59% cyan, 36.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 224.63°, with 90.98% saturation and 73.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.3623

Complementary

  1. #809ff9
  2. #f9da80

Split complementary

  1. #809ff9
  2. #f99d80
  3. #dbf980

Analogous

  1. #80dbf9
  2. #809ff9
  3. #9d80f9

Triadic

  1. #809ff9
  2. #f9809f
  3. #9ff980

Tetradic

  1. #809ff9
  2. #da80f9
  3. #f9da80
  4. #9ff980

Square

  1. #809ff9
  2. #f980db
  3. #f9da80
  4. #80f99d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3ed6
  2. #3768f6
  3. #809ff9
  4. #c9d6fc
  5. #ecf0fe

Shades

#809ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809ff9
  2. #738fe0
  3. #667fc7
  4. #5a6fae
  5. #4d5f95
  6. #40507d
  7. #334064
  8. #26304b
  9. #1a2032
  10. #0d1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#809ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809ff9
  2. #8da9fa
  3. #99b2fa
  4. #a6bcfb
  5. #b3c5fb
  6. #c0cffc
  7. #ccd9fd
  8. #d9e2fd
  9. #e6ecfe
  10. #f2f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809ff9
  2. #809ced
  3. #8099e1
  4. #8096d5
  5. #8093c9
  6. #8090bd
  7. #808cb0
  8. #8089a4
  9. #808698
  10. #80838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a1cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7da8fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #709df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4db2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea4fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #779ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65abd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809ff9 {
  color: #809ff9;
}
Background
.bg-809ff9 {
  background-color: #809ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #809ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 159 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 91% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809ff9, #9d80f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 159 249 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.50 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.59 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.06 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.15 #7f6006 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#809ff9  rgb(128, 159, 249)  hsl(225, 91%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#f9da80  rgb(249, 218, 128)  hsl(45, 91%, 74%)  Jasmine
#f9809f  rgb(249, 128, 159)  hsl(345, 91%, 74%)  Flamingo Pink
#9ff980  rgb(159, 249, 128)  hsl(105, 91%, 74%)  Mint Green