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#80ace0

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
128, 172, 224
HSL
213°, 61%, 69%
CMYK
43, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3948

Every format

HEX#80ace0
RGBrgb(128, 172, 224)
HSLhsl(213, 61%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 23%, 0%, 12%)
LABlab(69.1 -1.4 -30.8)
LCHlch(69.1 30.9 267.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.733 0.090 253.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #80ace0;
background-color: #80ace0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#80ace0] bg-[#80ace0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #80ace0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.675, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#80ace0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#80ace0 on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#80ace0 on black: 8.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green67.5%
Blue87.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan42.9%
Magenta23.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%

Color previews

#80ace0 text on a black background

contrast 8.90:1

Card sample

#80ace0 text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #80ace0;
Background color
Panel with #80ace0 background
background-color: #80ace0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #80ace0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 172, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 172, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #80ace0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #80ace0, #9480E0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #80ace0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #80ace0 in the Color Lab