What color is #80A3BD?

#80A3BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A3BD?

The RGB value is 128, 163, 189: 128 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A3BD?

The complementary color is #BD9A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A3BD color

#80A3BD rgb(128, 163, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80A3BD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 63.9% green and 74.1% blue (128, 163, 189).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#80A3BD color codes

HEX	`#80A3BD`
RGB	`rgb(128, 163, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 63.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, -5.69, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 18.17, 251.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.182, 34.456, 53.142)`
Decimal	`8430525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A3BD, 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 #80A3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #80A3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a3bd; }
.text { color: #80a3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 163 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a3bd, #8084bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A3BD?: #80A3BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A3BD?: The RGB value is 128, 163, 189: 128 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A3BD?: The complementary color is #BD9A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.