#81a8eb

Color #81a8eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#81a8eb

RGB

rgb(129, 168, 235)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 72.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 45.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 28.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(68.51, 4.22, -37.75)

LCH

lch(68.51, 37.99, 276.38)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1069, 260.91)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 50.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc481

Analogous

#81ddeb

#81a8eb

#8f81eb

Triadic

#81a8eb

#eb81a8

#a8eb81

Split-complementary

#81a8eb

#eb8f81

#ddeb81

Tetradic

#81a8eb

#c481eb

#ebc481

#a8eb81

Square

#81a8eb

#eb81dd

#ebc481

#81eb8f

Shades

Color #81a8eb mixed toward black.

#4d84e3

#2162d2

#194a9d

#113169

#081934

Tints

Color #81a8eb mixed toward white.

#96b7ee

#abc5f2

#c0d4f5

#d5e2f8

#eaf1fc

Tones

Color #81a8eb mixed toward gray.

#8aaae2

#93add9

#9cafd1

#a4b1c8

#adb4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494dd · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#918eda · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#83d1cf · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81a8eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a8eb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#81a8eb (#81a8eb) is rgb(129, 168, 235) in RGB.

No, #81a8eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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