#80B3E8#80B3E8
#80B3E8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.094 H 250.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #80B3E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(128, 179, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 69%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 45%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.8%, 22.8%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.32, -2.99, -31.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.32, 31.90, 264.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.11% -0.032 -0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.11% 0.094 250.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5828, 42.6530, 82.4754) |
| Luminance | 0.4266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.50
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.89
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.95
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.35
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#80B3E8 #E8B580
analogous
#80E7E8 #80B3E8 #8180E8
triadic
#80B3E8 #E880B3 #B3E880
tetradic
#80B3E8 #E880E7 #E8B580 #80E881
square
#80B3E8 #E880E7 #E8B580 #80E881
split-complementary
#80B3E8 #E88180 #E7E880
monochromatic
#2475C9 #4C94DF #80B3E8 #B4D2F1 #E5EFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#80B3E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#80B3E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #80B3E8
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##80B3E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##80B3E8 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB4EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91AAE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56BFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #80b3e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(128, 179, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.094 250.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9c9ef',
500: '#80b3e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #80b3e8; $custom-light: #a9c9ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#80b3e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 128,
"g": 179,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.577,
"s": 69.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75114,
"c": 0.09404,
"h": 250.1
},
"luminance": 0.42656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#80B3E8
secondary
#F0E2D4
accent
#7514D1
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284