Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.60:1 — vs black: 13.15:1

Color values

  • HEX #80DAEB
  • RGB rgb(128, 218, 235)
  • HSL hsl(189, 45%, 92%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 45.53, 7.23, 0, 7.84 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #80DAEB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Sky Blue
#80DAEB Base
#EB9180
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Sky Blue
#80DAEB Base
#80EBC7
#80A5EB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Sky Blue
#80DAEB Base
#EB80DA
#DAEB80
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Sky Blue
#80DAEB Base
#EB80A5
#EBC780
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Sky Blue
#80DAEB Base
#C780EB
#EB9180
#A5EB80
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Sky Blue
#80DAEB Base
#1D9DB5
#3EC7E1
#5DD0E5
#A3E4F1
#C2EDF5
#E9F9FC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Sky Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#031316
#0D4650
#16788B
#1FABC5
#46C9E2
Medium Sky Blue #80DAEB Base
#95E0EE
#AAE6F2
#BFECF5
#D4F2F8
#E9F9FC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #80DAEB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #80DAEB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #80DAEB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #80DAEB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #80DAEB,
        #F4E5E2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #80DAEB,
        #F4E5E2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-sky-blue: #80DAEB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-sky-blue-r: 128;
$medium-sky-blue-g: 218;
$medium-sky-blue-b: 235;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-sky-blue;
    color: rgba($medium-sky-blue-r, $medium-sky-blue-g, $medium-sky-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Sky Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #80DAEB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C5C5EC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #D3D3EB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #7BDCDC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #CDCDCD Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Sky Blue #80DAEB Base
Non-photo Blue #A4DDED ΔE 5.11
Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE ΔE 5.83
Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 6.16
Fresh Air #A6E7FF ΔE 6.39

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.