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#809EBD closest to Sailing

#809EBD 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 74.1% blue (rgb(128, 158, 189)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 32% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #809EBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #809EBD

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

How #809EBD 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 #8B98BC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929EBF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9EBE
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B98BC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #889ABD
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6DA5A8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #79A1B4
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #959CA4

#809EBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#809EBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#809EBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809EBD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 158 189);
color: hsl(210 32% 62%);
color: oklch(0.688 0.057 249.5);

#809EBD FAQ

What color is #809EBD?

#809EBD 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 #809EBD?

#809EBD is rgb(128, 158, 189) in RGB, hsl(210, 32%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809EBD?

The complementary color of #809EBD is #BD9F80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809EBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #809EBD: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809EBD a warm or cool color?

#809EBD is a cool color.