Palettes / Colors / #80DBFC

#80DBFC — Light Vivid Blue

#80DBFC is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #80DBFC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#80DBFC 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 #FCA383; it also sits naturally between #83FCE0 and #839FFC. 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 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #80DBFC

.text { color: #80DBFC; }
.background { background-color: #80DBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80DBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 219, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 95%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80DBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 219, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80DBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 219, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80DBFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80DBFC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCA383:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80DBFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80DBFC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #80DBFC 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #80DBFC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #80DBFC?

#80DBFC is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 128, 219, 252). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80DBFC?

#80DBFC is RGB 128, 219, 252 — HSL 196°, 95%, 75% — CMYK 49%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #80DBFC?

Its complement is #FCA383; analogous partners are #83FCE0 and #839FFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80DBFC for text?

Black text on #80DBFC has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.