#81b2cb

Color #81b2cb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#81b2cb

RGB

rgb(129, 178, 203)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 41.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 36.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(70.05, -9.97, -17.84)

LCH

lch(70.05, 20.44, 240.8)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0632, 230.84)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 50.6%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb9a81

Analogous

#81cbbf

#81b2cb

#818dcb

Triadic

#81b2cb

#cb81b2

#b2cb81

Split-complementary

#81b2cb

#cb818d

#cbbf81

Tetradic

#81b2cb

#9a81cb

#cb9a81

#b2cb81

Square

#81b2cb

#bf81cb

#cb9a81

#8dcb81

Shades

Color #81b2cb mixed toward black.

#5a9abb

#417e9d

#305e76

#203f4e

#101f27

Tints

Color #81b2cb mixed toward white.

#96bfd4

#abccdc

#c0d8e5

#d5e5ee

#eaf2f6

Tones

Color #81b2cb mixed toward gray.

#87b0c5

#8daebf

#93acb9

#9aaab2

#a0a8ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c5 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#9692c4 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#84c1c0 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b2cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b2cb]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#81b2cb (#81b2cb) is rgb(129, 178, 203) in RGB.

No, #81b2cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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