What color is #80A5F5?

#80A5F5 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A5F5?

The RGB value is 128, 165, 245: 128 red, 165 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A5F5?

The complementary color is #F5D080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A5F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A5F5 color

#80A5F5 rgb(128, 165, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80A5F5 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 64.7% green and 96.1% blue (128, 165, 245).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 85% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#80A5F5 color codes

HEX	`#80A5F5`
RGB	`rgb(128, 165, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 64.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 85%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 48%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 33%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, 8.57, -43.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 44.71, 281.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.833, 38.09, 91.674)`
Decimal	`8431093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A5F5, 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 #80A5F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A5F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #80A5F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a5f5; }
.text { color: #80a5f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a5f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 165 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a5f5, #9580f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A5F5?: #80A5F5 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A5F5?: The RGB value is 128, 165, 245: 128 red, 165 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A5F5?: The complementary color is #F5D080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A5F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.