What color is #809AC4?

#809AC4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809AC4?

The RGB value is 128, 154, 196: 128 red, 154 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809AC4?

The complementary color is #C4AA80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809AC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809AC4 color

#809AC4 rgb(128, 154, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #809AC4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green and 76.9% blue (128, 154, 196).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#809AC4 color codes

HEX	`#809AC4`
RGB	`rgb(128, 154, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, 1.14, -24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 24.61, 272.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.418, 31.685, 56.727)`
Decimal	`8428228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809AC4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #809AC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809AC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #809AC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809ac4; }
.text { color: #809ac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809ac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 154 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809ac4, #8880c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #809AC4?: #809AC4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809AC4?: The RGB value is 128, 154, 196: 128 red, 154 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809AC4?: The complementary color is #C4AA80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809AC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.