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#80CBFA Color

#80CBFA is rgb(128, 203, 250) in RGB, hsl(203, 92%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 19%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80CBFA
HEX#80CBFA
RGBrgb(128, 203, 250)
HSLhsl(203, 92%, 74%)
HSVhsv(203, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 19%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.1 237.3)
LABlab(78.12% -14.74 -30.92)
LCHlch(78.12% 34.25 244.52)

What #80CBFA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #80CBFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#80CBFA Channel Values

How #80CBFA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 203 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 92% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80CBFA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #80CBFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80CBFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #80CBFA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80CBFA.

How #80CBFA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#80CBFA
Protanopia#C1C1FA
Protanomaly#ABC5FA
Deuteranopia#B7B7FB
Deuteranomaly#A4BFFB
Tritanopia#73D2D2
Tritanomaly#78CFE3
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80CBFA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-80cbfa: #80CBFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80CBFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80cbfa': '#80CBFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.796, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_80cbfa">#80CBFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#80CBFA"

More Blue Colors

#80CBFA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#80CBFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80CBFA?

#80CBFA is a light blue — rgb(128, 203, 250) in RGB and hsl(203, 92%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #80CBFA?

#80CBFA is rgb(128, 203, 250) — red 128, green 203, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80CBFA?

#80CBFA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 19%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80CBFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80CBFA scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80CBFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80CBFA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 2.19, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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