What color is #80A6CB?

#80A6CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A6CB?

The RGB value is 128, 166, 203: 128 red, 166 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A6CB?

The complementary color is #CBA580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A6CB color

#80A6CB rgb(128, 166, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80A6CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 65.1% green and 79.6% blue (128, 166, 203).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is High Tide (#85A6C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#80A6CB color codes

HEX	`#80A6CB`
RGB	`rgb(128, 166, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 65.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.65, -3.72, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.65, 23.31, 260.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.314, 36.172, 61.715)`
Decimal	`8431307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A6CB, 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 #80A6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #80A6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a6cb; }
.text { color: #80a6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 166 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a6cb, #8080cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A6CB?: #80A6CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A6CB?: The RGB value is 128, 166, 203: 128 red, 166 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A6CB?: The complementary color is #CBA580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.