Close to Serenity
#809BC1
#809BC1 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Serenity. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green, and 75.7% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #809BC1.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.85:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.85:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #809BC1 as they’d see it.
#809BC1 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #809BC1
What color is #809BC1?
#809BC1 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Serenity. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green, and 75.7% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #809BC1 in RGB?
#809BC1 is rgb(128, 155, 193): 128 red, 155 green, and 193 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #809BC1 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(34, 20, 0, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #809BC1?
PANTONE 278 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #809BC1?
Its complement #AF9572 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.