#809dcf

Color #809dcf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#809dcf

RGB

rgb(128, 157, 207)

HSL

hsl(218, 45.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 38.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.33, 2.38, -28.8)

LCH

lch(64.33, 28.9, 274.72)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.081, 261.12)

HWB

hwb(218, 50.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb280

Analogous

#80c4cf

#809dcf

#8b80cf

Triadic

#809dcf

#cf809d

#9dcf80

Split-complementary

#809dcf

#cf8b80

#c4cf80

Tetradic

#809dcf

#b280cf

#cfb280

#9dcf80

Square

#809dcf

#cf80c4

#cfb280

#80cf8b

Shades

Color #809dcf mixed toward black.

#587ec0

#3d62a2

#2e4a7a

#1f3151

#0f1929

Tints

Color #809dcf mixed toward white.

#95add7

#aabedf

#c0cee7

#d5deef

#eaeff7

Tones

Color #809dcf mixed toward gray.

#879fc8

#8da1c2

#94a2bb

#9aa4b5

#a1a6ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ec4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#8c8ac2 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#82bbb9 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #809dcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#809dcf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#809dcf (#809dcf) is rgb(128, 157, 207) in RGB.

No, #809dcf 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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