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#809AAC

#809AAC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Dusty Blue. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.94:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

7.14:1 AAA
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2.94:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.14:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #809AAC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#809AAC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #809AAC?

#809AAC is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Dusty Blue. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #809AAC in RGB?

#809AAC is rgb(128, 154, 172): 128 red, 154 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #809AAC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(26, 10, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #809AAC?

PANTONE 7543 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #809AAC?

Its complement #AA9282 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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