Palettes / Colors / #8080FF

#8080FF — Light Vivid Blue

#8080FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#8080FF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFFF80; it also sits naturally between #80BFFF and #BF80FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 50% · Blue 100%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #8080FF

.text { color: #8080FF; }
.background { background-color: #8080FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8080FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 128, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8080FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 128, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8080FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 128, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8080FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8080FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8080FF

Tints of #8080FF

Tones of #8080FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFF80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8080FF: #000000.

How #8080FF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #8080FF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8080FE  ·  #808100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8080FF?

#8080FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 128, 128, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8080FF?

#8080FF is RGB 128, 128, 255 — HSL 240°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 50%, 50%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8080FF?

Its complement is #FFFF80; analogous partners are #80BFFF and #BF80FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8080FF for text?

Black text on #8080FF has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.26:1.