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#809EBC closest to Sailing

#809EBC is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Sailing. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.0% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(128, 158, 188)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 31% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #809EBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.53:1.

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Variations of #809EBC

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

How #809EBC 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 #8B98BB
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939EBD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E9EBD
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B98BB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #889ABC
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6EA5A8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7AA1B3
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #959CA4

#809EBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#809EBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.53:1 Very good#809EBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809EBC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 158 188);
color: hsl(210 31% 62%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.056 248.6);

#809EBC FAQ

What color is #809EBC?

#809EBC 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 #809EBC?

#809EBC is rgb(128, 158, 188) in RGB, hsl(210, 31%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809EBC?

The complementary color of #809EBC is #BC9E80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809EBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #809EBC: 7.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809EBC a warm or cool color?

#809EBC is a cool color.