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#809BBC closest to Sailing

#809BBC is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sailing. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(128, 155, 188)). Its HSL value is 213° hue, 31% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #809BBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.33:1.

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Variations of #809BBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8896BB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F9CBE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9BBD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8896BB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8698BC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6EA2A6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7A9EB2
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9399A2

#809BBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#809BBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.33:1 Very good#809BBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809BBC in CSS

/* Sailing */
.color { color: #809BBC; }
.background { background-color: #809BBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809BBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 155 188);
color: hsl(213 31% 62%);
color: oklch(0.681 0.058 253.7);

#809BBC FAQ

What color is #809BBC?

#809BBC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sailing. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #809BBC?

#809BBC is rgb(128, 155, 188) in RGB, hsl(213, 31%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809BBC?

The complementary color of #809BBC is #BCA180, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809BBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #809BBC: 7.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809BBC a warm or cool color?

#809BBC is a cool color.