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#809BB1 Monsoon Season

#809BB1 is a medium, muted blue named Monsoon Season. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 69.4% blue (rgb(128, 155, 177)). Its HSL value is 207° hue, 24% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #809BB1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.24:1.

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Variations of #809BB1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#809BB1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#809BB1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #809BB1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C95B1
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929BB2
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9AB2
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C95B1
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8997B1
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #72A0A2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7B9DAA
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #92989E

#809BB1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.90:1 Very poor#809BB1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.24:1 Very good#809BB1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809BB1 in CSS

/* Monsoon Season */
.color { color: #809BB1; }
.background { background-color: #809BB1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809BB1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 155 177);
color: hsl(207 24% 60%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.045 243.0);

#809BB1 FAQ

What color is #809BB1?

#809BB1 is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #809BB1?

#809BB1 is rgb(128, 155, 177) in RGB, hsl(207, 24%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809BB1?

The complementary color of #809BB1 is #B19680, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809BB1?

Black text has the best contrast on #809BB1: 7.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809BB1 a warm or cool color?

#809BB1 is a cool color.