Exploring the Color #80E7F9

#80E7F9 sits at 189° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 91% saturation and 74% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 128, 231, 249 produces a 14.72:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #80E7F9 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 29 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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