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#80BBBE

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #80BBBE

#80BBBE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 14.3), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BE8380 (old rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green187
Blue190

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.3
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.6
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 15.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #80BBBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #80BBBE.
2.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #80BBBE.
9.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80BBBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80BBBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B6BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8ADBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#69BFBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80BBBE?

#80BBBE is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 73% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 33% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80BBBE?

Use black text. Black on #80BBBE has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #80BBBE?

Its complementary colour is #BE8380, and analogous partners are #80BEA2 and #809CBE.