What color is #809CD0?

#809CD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809CD0?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 208: 128 red, 156 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809CD0?

The complementary color is #D0B480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809CD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809CD0 color

#809CD0 rgb(128, 156, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #809CD0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 81.6% blue (128, 156, 208).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#809CD0 color codes

HEX	`#809CD0`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, 3.22, -29.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 29.89, 276.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.172, 32.919, 64.321)`
Decimal	`8428752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809CD0, 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 #809CD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809CD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #809CD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809cd0; }
.text { color: #809cd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809cd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809cd0, #8c80d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #809CD0?: #809CD0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809CD0?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 208: 128 red, 156 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809CD0?: The complementary color is #D0B480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809CD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.