Close to Gray Blue
#809CDE
#809CDE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Gray Blue. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 59% saturation and 69% 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 #809CDE.
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
2.72:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.73:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.72:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.73:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #809CDE as they’d see it.
#809CDE 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 #809CDE
What color is #809CDE?
#809CDE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Gray Blue. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 59% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #809CDE in RGB?
#809CDE is rgb(128, 156, 222): 128 red, 156 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #809CDE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 30, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #809CDE?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #809CDE?
Its complement #B49A5A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.