What color is #80ACF0?

#80ACF0 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80ACF0?

The RGB value is 128, 172, 240: 128 red, 172 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80ACF0?

The complementary color is #F0C480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80ACF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80ACF0 color

#80ACF0 rgb(128, 172, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80ACF0 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 67.5% green and 94.1% blue (128, 172, 240).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 79% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#80ACF0 color codes

HEX	`#80ACF0`
RGB	`rgb(128, 172, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 67.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 79%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 47%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 28%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, 3.17, -38.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 38.7, 274.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.378, 40.383, 88.141)`
Decimal	`8432880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80ACF0, 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 #80ACF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80ACF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #80ACF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80acf0; }
.text { color: #80acf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80acf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 172 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80acf0, #8c80f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #80ACF0?: #80ACF0 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80ACF0?: The RGB value is 128, 172, 240: 128 red, 172 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80ACF0?: The complementary color is #F0C480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80ACF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.