#80CBFF
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #80CBFF
#80CBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 80% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 50% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 10.4), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB480 (light salmon), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #80CBFF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #80CBFF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #80CBFF?
#80CBFF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 80% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 50% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #80CBFF?
Use black text. Black on #80CBFF has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #80CBFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFB480, and analogous partners are #80FFF3 and #808CFF.