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#80BBFF

#80BBFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 73.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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10.47:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

10.47:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #80BBFF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#80BBFF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #80BBFF?

#80BBFF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Iceberg. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 73.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 212°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #80BBFF in RGB?

#80BBFF is rgb(128, 187, 255): 128 red, 187 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #80BBFF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(50, 27, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #80BBFF?

PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #80BBFF?

Its complement #E1AE72 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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