Palettes / Colors / #80DDEF

#80DDEF — Light Vivid Teal

#80DDEF is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #80DDEF 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.

#80DDEF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #EF9280; it also sits naturally between #80EFCA and #80A5EF. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80DDEF

.text { color: #80DDEF; }
.background { background-color: #80DDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80DDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 221, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 78%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80DDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 221, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80DDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 221, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF9280:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80DDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80DDEF

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 #80DDEF 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 #80DDEF 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 #80DDEF?

#80DDEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 221, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80DDEF?

#80DDEF is RGB 128, 221, 239 — HSL 190°, 78%, 72% — CMYK 46%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #80DDEF?

Its complement is #EF9280; analogous partners are #80EFCA and #80A5EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80DDEF for text?

Black text on #80DDEF has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.