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#809bcd

a light, soft blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
128, 155, 205
HSL
219°, 44%, 65%
CMYK
38, 24, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3244

Every format

HEX#809bcd
RGBrgb(128, 155, 205)
HSLhsl(219, 44%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 24%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(63.7 3.0 -28.6)
LCHlch(63.7 28.8 275.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.688 0.080 262.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #809bcd;
background-color: #809bcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#809bcd] bg-[#809bcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #809bcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.608, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#809bcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#809bcd on white: 2.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#809bcd on black: 7.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green60.8%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan37.6%
Magenta24.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#809bcd text on a black background

contrast 7.49:1

Card sample

#809bcd text on a white background

contrast 2.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #809bcd;
Background color
Panel with #809bcd background
background-color: #809bcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #809bcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 155, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 155, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #809bcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809bcd, #9880CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #809bcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #809bcd in the Color Lab