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#809cb8

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

RGB
128, 156, 184
HSL
210°, 28%, 61%
CMYK
30, 15, 0, 28
Luminance
0.3183

Every format

HEX#809cb8
RGBrgb(128, 156, 184)
HSLhsl(210, 28%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 15%, 0%, 28%)
LABlab(63.2 -3.1 -17.7)
LCHlch(63.2 17.9 260.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.681 0.052 248.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #809cb8;
background-color: #809cb8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#809cb8] bg-[#809cb8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #809cb8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.612, blue: 0.722)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#809cb8")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#809cb8 on white: 2.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#809cb8 on black: 7.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green61.2%
Blue72.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan30.4%
Magenta15.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)27.8%

Color previews

#809cb8 text on a black background

contrast 7.37:1

Card sample

#809cb8 text on a white background

contrast 2.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #809cb8;
Background color
Panel with #809cb8 background
background-color: #809cb8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #809cb8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 156, 184, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 156, 184, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #809cb8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809cb8, #8980B8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #809cb8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #809cb8 in the Color Lab