What color is #809EC0?

#809EC0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809EC0?

The RGB value is 128, 158, 192: 128 red, 158 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809EC0?

The complementary color is #C0A280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809EC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809EC0 color

#809EC0 rgb(128, 158, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #809EC0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62% green and 75.3% blue (128, 158, 192).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#809EC0 color codes

HEX	`#809EC0`
RGB	`rgb(128, 158, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 62%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, -2.15, -20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 20.99, 264.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.64, 32.847, 54.585)`
Decimal	`8429248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809EC0, 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 #809EC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809EC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #809EC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809ec0; }
.text { color: #809ec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809ec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 158 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809ec0, #8280c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #809EC0?: #809EC0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809EC0?: The RGB value is 128, 158, 192: 128 red, 158 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809EC0?: The complementary color is #C0A280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809EC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.