809FB6

#809FB6 closest to Far Horizons

#809FB6 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Far Horizons. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.4% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(128, 159, 182)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 27% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #809FB6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.55:1.

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Variations of #809FB6

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.

#809FB6 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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#809FB6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #809FB6 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 #8E98B6
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959EB7
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909EB7
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E98B6
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8B9BB6
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70A5A6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7AA1AF
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #959CA2

#809FB6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#809FB6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.55:1 Very good#809FB6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809FB6 in CSS

/* Far Horizons */
.color { color: #809FB6; }
.background { background-color: #809FB6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809FB6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 159 182);
color: hsl(206 27% 61%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.048 240.5);

#809FB6 FAQ

What color is #809FB6?

#809FB6 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #809FB6?

#809FB6 is rgb(128, 159, 182) in RGB, hsl(206, 27%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809FB6?

The complementary color of #809FB6 is #B69780, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809FB6?

Black text has the best contrast on #809FB6: 7.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809FB6 a warm or cool color?

#809FB6 is a cool color.