What color is #80DFFF?

#80DFFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80DFFF?

The RGB value is 128, 223, 255: 128 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80DFFF?

The complementary color is #FFA080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80DFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80DFFF color

#80DFFF rgb(128, 223, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80DFFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 87.5% green and 100% blue (128, 223, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky (#76D6FF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#80DFFF color codes

HEX	`#80DFFF`
RGB	`rgb(128, 223, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 87.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.27, -19.78, -24.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.27, 31.29, 230.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.333, 64.58, 104.243)`
Decimal	`8445951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80DFFF, 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 #80DFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80DFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #80DFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80dfff; }
.text { color: #80dfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80dfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 223 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80dfff, #80a0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #80DFFF?: #80DFFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80DFFF?: The RGB value is 128, 223, 255: 128 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80DFFF?: The complementary color is #FFA080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80DFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.