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#809BB4 closest to Monsoon Season

#809BB4 is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Monsoon Season. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(128, 155, 180)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 26% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #809BB4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.27:1.

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Variations of #809BB4

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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#809BB4 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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#809BB4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #809BB4 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 #8B95B4
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #919BB5
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9BB5
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B95B4
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8898B4
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #71A1A3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7B9DAC
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #92999F

#809BB4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#809BB4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.27:1 Very good#809BB4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809BB4 in CSS

/* Monsoon Season */
.color { color: #809BB4; }
.background { background-color: #809BB4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809BB4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 155 180);
color: hsl(209 26% 60%);
color: oklch(0.678 0.048 246.5);

#809BB4 FAQ

What color is #809BB4?

#809BB4 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 #809BB4?

#809BB4 is rgb(128, 155, 180) in RGB, hsl(209, 26%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809BB4?

The complementary color of #809BB4 is #B49980, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809BB4?

Black text has the best contrast on #809BB4: 7.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809BB4 a warm or cool color?

#809BB4 is a cool color.