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#809EFC — Light Vivid Blue

#809EFC is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #809EFC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#809EFC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FCDE83; it also sits naturally between #83DEFC and #A183FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#809EFC · RGB 128, 158, 252

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Color values

HEX#809EFC
RGB128, 158, 252
HSL225°, 95%, 75%
HSV225°, 49%, 99%
CMYK49%, 37%, 0%, 1%
XYZ38.70, 36.07, 97.02
Yxy36.07, 0.2253, 0.2100
CIE-Lab66.57, 14.67, -50.08
Hunter Lab60.06, 13.33, -59.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 62% · Blue 99%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #809EFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #809EFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #809EFC

.text { color: #809EFC; }
.background { background-color: #809EFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809EFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 158, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 95%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809EFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 158, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809EFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 158, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809EFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809EFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #809EFC

#6087FB#3D6CFA#1A52F9#063FEA#0536C7#042B9F#03217C#02185A#010F37#010514

Tints of #809EFC

#8DA8FC#97B0FC#A1B8FD#AABFFD#B9CAFD#C3D2FD#CDD9FE#D7E1FE#E1E8FE#EBF0FE

Tones of #809EFC

#8CA5F3#94AAEB#9DAEE2#A5B2D9#AEB7D0#B6BBC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDE83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.56:1 Fails
Against black text8.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #809EFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809EFC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #809EFC: ·

How #809EFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8D8DE5Deuteranopia · #8B89E0Tritanopia · #82D3CF

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #809EFC rather than the exact color:

Palette 5bbcff
#5BBCFF · #FFFAB7 · #FFD1E3 · #7EA1FF
Palette 83a2ff
#83A2FF · #B4BDFF · #FFE3BB · #FFD28F
Palette 799eff
#799EFF · #FEFFC4 · #FFDE63 · #FFBC4C
Palette 87a2ff
#87A2FF · #C4D7FF · #FFD7C4 · #FFF4B5
Palette Ff9843
#FF9843 · #FFDD95 · #86A7FC · #3468C0
Palette 6367ff
#6367FF · #8494FF · #C9BEFF · #FFDBFD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#7EA1FF#83A2FF#799EFF#87A2FF#86A7FC#8494FF#7695FF#88A9F7#89A1F0#8B93FF#7692FF#8CA9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #809EFB  ·  #809EFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809EFC?

#809EFC is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 128, 158, 252). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809EFC?

#809EFC is RGB 128, 158, 252 — HSL 225°, 95%, 75% — CMYK 49%, 37%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #809EFC?

Its complement is #FCDE83; analogous partners are #83DEFC and #A183FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809EFC for text?

Black text on #809EFC has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.