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#809EAE closest to Monsoon Season

#809EAE is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Monsoon Season. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.0% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(128, 158, 174)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 22% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #809EAE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.42:1.

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Variations of #809EAE

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9097AE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #969DAF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909DAF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9097AE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8C9AAE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #72A3A3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7BA0A9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #949B9F

#809EAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.83:1 Very poor#809EAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.42:1 Very good#809EAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809EAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 158 174);
color: hsl(201 22% 59%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.041 231.4);

#809EAE FAQ

What color is #809EAE?

#809EAE is a light, 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 #809EAE?

#809EAE is rgb(128, 158, 174) in RGB, hsl(201, 22%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809EAE?

The complementary color of #809EAE is #AE9080, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809EAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #809EAE: 7.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809EAE a warm or cool color?

#809EAE is a cool color.