#809dbd

Color #809dbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#809dbd

RGB

rgb(128, 157, 189)

HSL

hsl(211.5, 31.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.5, 32.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.3%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(63.65, -2.36, -19.79)

LCH

lch(63.65, 19.93, 263.2)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0575, 251.12)

HWB

hwb(211.5, 50.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda080

Analogous

#80bcbd

#809dbd

#8280bd

Triadic

#809dbd

#bd809d

#9dbd80

Split-complementary

#809dbd

#bd8280

#bcbd80

Tetradic

#809dbd

#a080bd

#bda080

#9dbd80

Square

#809dbd

#bd80bc

#bda080

#80bd82

Shades

Color #809dbd mixed toward black.

#5d82ab

#48688b

#364e68

#243446

#121a23

Tints

Color #809dbd mixed toward white.

#95adc8

#aabed3

#c0cede

#d5dee9

#eaeff4

Tones

Color #809dbd mixed toward gray.

#859db8

#8a9eb3

#8f9eae

#949ea9

#9a9ea4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eb6 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#8c8ab4 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#82b0af · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #809dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#809dbd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#809dbd (#809dbd) is rgb(128, 157, 189) in RGB.

No, #809dbd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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