#809ddd

Color #809ddd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#809ddd

RGB

rgb(128, 157, 221)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 57.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 42.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.1%, 29%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(64.9, 6.25, -35.68)

LCH

lch(64.9, 36.22, 279.94)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.1, 265.24)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 50.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc080

Analogous

#80cbdd

#809ddd

#9180dd

Triadic

#809ddd

#dd809d

#9ddd80

Split-complementary

#809ddd

#dd9180

#cbdd80

Tetradic

#809ddd

#c080dd

#ddc080

#9ddd80

Square

#809ddd

#dd80cb

#ddc080

#80dd91

Shades

Color #809ddd mixed toward black.

#5279d1

#315bb7

#25448a

#192d5c

#0c172e

Tints

Color #809ddd mixed toward white.

#95ade3

#aabee8

#bfceee

#d5def4

#eaeff9

Tones

Color #809ddd mixed toward gray.

#88a0d5

#8fa3cd

#97a6c6

#9fa9be

#a7abb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ed0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#8c8acd · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#82c5c2 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #809ddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#809ddd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#809ddd (#809ddd) is rgb(128, 157, 221) in RGB.

No, #809ddd 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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