What color is #809CB7?

#809CB7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809CB7?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 183: 128 red, 156 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809CB7?

The complementary color is #B79B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809CB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809CB7 color

#809CB7 rgb(128, 156, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #809CB7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 71.8% blue (128, 156, 183).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#809CB7 color codes

HEX	`#809CB7`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 15%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -3.32, -17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 17.49, 259.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.335, 31.784, 49.38)`
Decimal	`8428727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809CB7, 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 #809CB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809CB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #809CB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809cb7; }
.text { color: #809cb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809cb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809cb7, #8081b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #809CB7?: #809CB7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809CB7?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 183: 128 red, 156 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809CB7?: The complementary color is #B79B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809CB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.