809ECE

#809ECE closest to Wisteria Blue

#809ECE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Wisteria Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.0% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(128, 158, 206)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 44% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #809ECE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.70:1.

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Variations of #809ECE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #809ECE 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 #8599CD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8DA1D0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #899FCF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8599CD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #849BCE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #67A8AE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #78A2C0
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #969DAB

#809ECE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#809ECE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.70:1 Very good#809ECE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809ECE in CSS

/* Wisteria Blue */
.color { color: #809ECE; }
.background { background-color: #809ECE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809ECE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 158 206);
color: hsl(217 44% 65%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.079 259.6);

#809ECE FAQ

What color is #809ECE?

#809ECE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #809ECE?

#809ECE is rgb(128, 158, 206) in RGB, hsl(217, 44%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 23%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809ECE?

The complementary color of #809ECE is #CEB080, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809ECE?

Black text has the best contrast on #809ECE: 7.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809ECE a warm or cool color?

#809ECE is a cool color.