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#809EFF closest to Fennel Flower

#809EFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Fennel Flower. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(128, 158, 255)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #809EFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.25:1.

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Variations of #809EFF

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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#809EFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

809EFFFFE180
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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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#809EFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #809EFF 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 #6B9DFD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78A8FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #79A5FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B9DFD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #739EFE
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #49B3C2
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #71A7E6
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9BA1BF

#809EFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#809EFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.25:1 Very good#809EFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809EFF in CSS

/* Fennel Flower */
.color { color: #809EFF; }
.background { background-color: #809EFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809EFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 158 255);
color: hsl(226 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.146 269.5);

#809EFF FAQ

What color is #809EFF?

#809EFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #809EFF?

#809EFF is rgb(128, 158, 255) in RGB, hsl(226, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 38%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809EFF?

The complementary color of #809EFF is #FFE180, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809EFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #809EFF: 8.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809EFF a warm or cool color?

#809EFF is a cool color.