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#809BCB closest to Easter Egg

#809BCB is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Easter Egg. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(128, 155, 203)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 42% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #809BCB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.47:1.

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Variations of #809BCB

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8397CA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A9ECD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879DCC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8397CA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8299CA
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #68A5AB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #789FBD
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #949AA8

#809BCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#809BCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.47:1 Very good#809BCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809BCB in CSS

/* Easter Egg */
.color { color: #809BCB; }
.background { background-color: #809BCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809BCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 155 203);
color: hsl(218 42% 65%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.078 261.7);

#809BCB FAQ

What color is #809BCB?

#809BCB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #809BCB?

#809BCB is rgb(128, 155, 203) in RGB, hsl(218, 42%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 24%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809BCB?

The complementary color of #809BCB is #CBB080, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809BCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #809BCB: 7.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809BCB a warm or cool color?

#809BCB is a cool color.