Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB)

The hex code for Medium Sky Blue is #80DAEB. It is rgb(128, 218, 235) in RGB, hsl(190, 73%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK — a light teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80DAEB

HEX#80DAEB

RGBrgb(128, 218, 235)

HSLhsl(190, 73%, 71%)

HSVhsv(190, 46%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.089 211)

LABlab(81.89% -24.86 -17.28)

LCHlch(81.89% 30.28 214.80)

Colors Closest to Medium Sky Blue

Medium Sky Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 2.28 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 2.32 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 6.52 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.12 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.72 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 10.83

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#80DAEB Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 128 · G 218 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 190° · S 73% · L 71%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 190° · S 46% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 46% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.6:1 vs white · 13.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Sky Blue 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.

TextWhite text1.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Medium Sky Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Sky Blue; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Sky Blue

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.

Tints

Shades

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How Medium Sky Blue 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#80DAEB

Protanopia#CECEEB

Protanomaly#B4D3EB

Deuteranopia#C2C2ED

Deuteranomaly#ACCCEC

Tritanopia#7BDCDC

Tritanomaly#7DDBE2

Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #80DAEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--medium-sky-blue: #80DAEB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80DAEB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-sky-blue': '#80DAEB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.855, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="medium_sky_blue">#80DAEB</color>

SVG fillfill="#80DAEB"

More Teal Colors

Medium Sky Blue sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

81e4e4 7ed4e6 82c3d9 7df9ff 85ffff 7afdff 87ceeb 78ddda 87cfd9 77e9dd 89cff0 76d7ea a2f4fd c1e1ec d9f7f7 003b46 00786f 00aaee 01796f 106058 1dacd6 2b748c 3ab09e 5bb0cd

#80DAEB Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Sky Blue?

The hex code for Medium Sky Blue is #80DAEB. That is rgb(128, 218, 235) in RGB, hsl(190, 73%, 71%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #80DAEB?

#80DAEB is rgb(128, 218, 235) — red 128, green 218, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80DAEB?

#80DAEB converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80DAEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80DAEB scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #80DAEB 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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