#81b3eb

Color #81b3eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#81b3eb

RGB

rgb(129, 179, 235)

HSL

hsl(211.7, 72.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.7, 45.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 23.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(71.49, -1.9, -33.13)

LCH

lch(71.49, 33.18, 266.72)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0971, 251.88)

HWB

hwb(211.7, 50.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebb981

Analogous

#81e8eb

#81b3eb

#8481eb

Triadic

#81b3eb

#eb81b3

#b3eb81

Split-complementary

#81b3eb

#eb8481

#e8eb81

Tetradic

#81b3eb

#b981eb

#ebb981

#b3eb81

Square

#81b3eb

#eb81e8

#ebb981

#81eb84

Shades

Color #81b3eb mixed toward black.

#4d93e3

#2174d2

#19579d

#113a69

#081d34

Tints

Color #81b3eb mixed toward white.

#96c0ee

#abccf2

#c0d9f5

#d5e6f8

#eaf2fc

Tones

Color #81b3eb mixed toward gray.

#8ab4e2

#93b4d9

#9cb5d1

#a4b5c8

#adb6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999adf · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9692dc · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#84d5d3 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b3eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b3eb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#81b3eb (#81b3eb) is rgb(129, 179, 235) in RGB.

No, #81b3eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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