What color is #80A0D9?

#80A0D9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A0D9?

The RGB value is 128, 160, 217: 128 red, 160 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A0D9?

The complementary color is #D9B980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A0D9 color

#80A0D9 rgb(128, 160, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80A0D9 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.7% green and 85.1% blue (128, 160, 217).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 54% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#80A0D9 color codes

HEX	`#80A0D9`
RGB	`rgb(128, 160, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 62.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 54%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 41%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 26%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, 3.43, -32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 32.65, 276.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.993, 34.739, 70.546)`
Decimal	`8429785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A0D9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80A0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80A0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a0d9; }
.text { color: #80a0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 160 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a0d9, #8d80d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A0D9?: #80A0D9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A0D9?: The RGB value is 128, 160, 217: 128 red, 160 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A0D9?: The complementary color is #D9B980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.