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#80E1FF Color

#80E1FF is rgb(128, 225, 255) in RGB, hsl(194, 100%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 12%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80E1FF
HEX#80E1FF
RGBrgb(128, 225, 255)
HSLhsl(194, 100%, 75%)
HSVhsv(194, 50%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 12%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.1 220.1)
LABlab(84.40% -23.92 -24.03)
LCHlch(84.40% 33.91 225.13)

What #80E1FF 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 #80E1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 6.87Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.26Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 7.89Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 7.95Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 8.66Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.75

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

#80E1FF Channel Values

How #80E1FF 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 225 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 100% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 50% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80E1FF 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80E1FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80E1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80E1FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80E1FF
Complementary
#FF9D80
Analogous
#80FFDD
Analogous
#80A1FF
Triadic
#FF80E1
Triadic
#E1FF80
Split comp.
#FF80A1
Split comp.
#FFDD80

Tints & Shades of #80E1FF

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

#8FE5FF
#A3EAFF
#B3EDFF
#C2F1FF
#D1F4FF
#E5F9FF

Shades

#4DD5FF
#1AC9FF
#00B0E6
#0085AD
#005E7A
#003747

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80E1FF.

How #80E1FF 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#80E1FF
Protanopia#D4D4FF
Protanomaly#B9DAFF
Deuteranopia#C8C8FF
Deuteranomaly#B0D2FF
Tritanopia#77E5E5
Tritanomaly#7BE3F0
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80E1FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80e1ff: #80E1FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80E1FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80e1ff': '#80E1FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.882, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_80e1ff">#80E1FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#80E1FF"

More Teal Colors

#80E1FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80E1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80E1FF?

#80E1FF is a light teal — rgb(128, 225, 255) in RGB and hsl(194, 100%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #80E1FF?

#80E1FF is rgb(128, 225, 255) — red 128, green 225, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80E1FF?

#80E1FF converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 12%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80E1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80E1FF scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80E1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80E1FF 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 8.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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