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#80ace2

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

RGB
128, 172, 226
HSL
213°, 63%, 69%
CMYK
43, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3959

Every format

HEX#80ace2
RGBrgb(128, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(213, 63%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(69.2 -0.8 -31.8)
LCHlch(69.2 31.8 268.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.734 0.092 254.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #80ace2;
background-color: #80ace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#80ace2] bg-[#80ace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #80ace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#80ace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#80ace2 on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#80ace2 on black: 8.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.4%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#80ace2 text on a black background

contrast 8.92:1

Card sample

#80ace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #80ace2;
Background color
Panel with #80ace2 background
background-color: #80ace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #80ace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #80ace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #80ace2, #9580E2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #80ace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #80ace2 in the Color Lab