Close to Cadet Gray
#809FAB
#809FAB is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Cadet Gray. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 62.4% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 20% saturation and 59% 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 #809FAB.
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
2.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #809FAB as they’d see it.
#809FAB 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 #809FAB
What color is #809FAB?
#809FAB is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Cadet Gray. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 62.4% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #809FAB in RGB?
#809FAB is rgb(128, 159, 171): 128 red, 159 green, and 171 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #809FAB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 7, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #809FAB?
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 #809FAB?
Its complement #B0948A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.