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#80BDC2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #80BDC2

#80BDC2 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 13.5), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C28580 (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 9.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green189
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.5
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.0
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #80BDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #80BDC2.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #80BDC2.
9.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80BDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80BDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B8C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9AFC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#67C2BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80BDC2?

#80BDC2 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 74% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80BDC2?

Use black text. Black on #80BDC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #80BDC2?

Its complementary colour is #C28580, and analogous partners are #80C2A6 and #809CC2.