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#808bc9

a balanced, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
128, 139, 201
HSL
231°, 40%, 65%
CMYK
36, 31, 0, 21
Luminance
0.2727

Every format

HEX#808bc9
RGBrgb(128, 139, 201)
HSLhsl(231, 40%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(59.2 11.1 -33.4)
LCHlch(59.2 35.2 288.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.652 0.093 275.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #808bc9;
background-color: #808bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#808bc9] bg-[#808bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #808bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.545, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#808bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#808bc9 on white: 3.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#808bc9 on black: 6.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green54.5%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.3%
Magenta30.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#808bc9 text on a black background

contrast 6.45:1

Card sample

#808bc9 text on a white background

contrast 3.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #808bc9;
Background color
Panel with #808bc9 background
background-color: #808bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #808bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 139, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 139, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #808bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808bc9, #A680C9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #808bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #808bc9 in the Color Lab