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Recognised as Colour

#80CAD3

  • #80CAD3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#80CAD3 is a cyan with RGB values 128, 202, 211 and HSL 187°, 49%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#80CAD3#80CAD3
HEX#80CAD3
RGBrgb(128, 202, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.7922, 0.8275
RGB percentages50.2%, 79.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(186.5, 48.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 39.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK39.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,440,531
CSS custom property--colour: #80CAD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#7F352C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BAD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5DD0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 11.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38980
Analogous#80D3B3, #80A1D3
Triadic#D380CA, #CAD380
Split complementary#D380A0, #D3B380
Tetradic#B380D3, #D38980, #A1D380

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F9FA
Lighter +20%#CCEAED
Lighter +10%#A6DAE0
Darker −10%#5ABAC6
Darker −20%#3DA4B0
Darker −30%#30808A
Darker −40%#235D64
More saturated +25%#6BDBE8
Less saturated −25%#95B9BE

Channel breakdown

R128
G202
B211
Red128 (50.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue186.51°
Saturation (HSL)48.54%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G CA · B D3

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