#81b3ed

Color #81b3ed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#81b3ed

RGB

rgb(129, 179, 237)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 75%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 45.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(71.57, -1.34, -34.09)

LCH

lch(71.57, 34.12, 267.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0996, 252.77)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 50.6%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edbb81

Analogous

#81e9ed

#81b3ed

#8581ed

Triadic

#81b3ed

#ed81b3

#b3ed81

Split-complementary

#81b3ed

#ed8581

#e9ed81

Tetradic

#81b3ed

#bb81ed

#edbb81

#b3ed81

Square

#81b3ed

#ed81e9

#edbb81

#81ed85

Shades

Color #81b3ed mixed toward black.

#4c93e5

#1f73d6

#1757a0

#0f3a6b

#081d35

Tints

Color #81b3ed mixed toward white.

#96c0f0

#abccf3

#c0d9f6

#d5e6f9

#eaf2fc

Tones

Color #81b3ed mixed toward gray.

#8ab4e4

#93b4db

#9cb5d2

#a5b6c9

#aeb6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ae1 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9692de · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#84d6d4 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b3ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b3ed]

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#81b3ed (#81b3ed) is rgb(129, 179, 237) in RGB.

No, #81b3ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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