Information about #80ACDE color

#80ACDE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#80ACDE falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 172, 222) — 50.2% red, 67.5% green, 87.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 20 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#80ACDE is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0). Slightly further away sit Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF) and Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 172, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #80ACDE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#80ACDE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#80ACDE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #80ACDE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80ACDE
  • RGB128, 172, 222
  • CMYK37, 20, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(128, 172, 222)
  • HSL212°, 59%, 69%
  • HSL Precise211.915°, 58.75%, 68.627%
  • HSV212°, 42%, 87%
  • HSB212°, 42%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.675, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.675, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.675, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID80ACDE
  • DECIMAL ID8432862
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01