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Recognised as Colour

#80C4CD

  • #80C4CD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#80C4CD is a cyan with RGB values 128, 196, 205 and HSL 187°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#80C4CD#80C4CD
HEX#80C4CD
RGBrgb(128, 196, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.7686, 0.8039
RGB percentages50.2%, 76.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(187, 43.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 37.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK37.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,438,989
CSS custom property--colour: #80C4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#7F3B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BABFCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB5CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#61C9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 12Powder blue · ΔE 12.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8980
Analogous#80CDAF, #809ECD
Triadic#CD80C4, #C4CD80
Split complementary#CD809E, #CDB080
Tetradic#AF80CD, #CD8980, #9DCD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF7F8
Lighter +20%#C9E6EA
Lighter +10%#A5D5DB
Darker −10%#5BB3BF
Darker −20%#419AA6
Darker −30%#337881
Darker −40%#24565D
More saturated +25%#6AD5E3
Less saturated −25%#96B3B7

Channel breakdown

R128
G196
B205
Red128 (50.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue187.01°
Saturation (HSL)43.5%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G C4 · B CD

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