What color is #80B4CB?

#80B4CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B4CB?

The RGB value is 128, 180, 203: 128 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B4CB?

The complementary color is #CB9780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B4CB color

#80B4CB rgb(128, 180, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80B4CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 70.6% green and 79.6% blue (128, 180, 203).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#80B4CB color codes

HEX	`#80B4CB`
RGB	`rgb(128, 180, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 70.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.55, -11.31, -17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.55, 20.49, 236.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.999, 41.541, 62.61)`
Decimal	`8434891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B4CB, 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 #80B4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #80B4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b4cb; }
.text { color: #80b4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 180 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b4cb, #808fcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #80B4CB?: #80B4CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B4CB?: The RGB value is 128, 180, 203: 128 red, 180 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B4CB?: The complementary color is #CB9780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.