What color is #809AED?

#809AED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809AED?

The RGB value is 128, 154, 237: 128 red, 154 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809AED?

The complementary color is #EDD380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809AED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809AED color

#809AED rgb(128, 154, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #809AED is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green and 92.9% blue (128, 154, 237).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 75% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#809AED color codes

HEX	`#809AED`
RGB	`rgb(128, 154, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 75%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 46%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 12.55, -44.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 46.37, 285.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.739, 33.813, 84.748)`
Decimal	`8428269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809AED, 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 #809AED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809AED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #809AED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809aed; }
.text { color: #809aed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809aed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 154 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809aed, #9c80ed); }

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Questions

What color is #809AED?: #809AED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809AED?: The RGB value is 128, 154, 237: 128 red, 154 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809AED?: The complementary color is #EDD380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809AED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.