#81b8da

Color #81b8da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#81b8da

RGB

rgb(129, 184, 218)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 54.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 40.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(72.23, -9.27, -22.73)

LCH

lch(72.23, 24.55, 247.81)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0755, 236.29)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 50.6%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daa381

Analogous

#81dacf

#81b8da

#818bda

Triadic

#81b8da

#da81b8

#b8da81

Split-complementary

#81b8da

#da818b

#dacf81

Tetradic

#81b8da

#a381da

#daa381

#b8da81

Square

#81b8da

#cf81da

#daa381

#8bda81

Shades

Color #81b8da mixed toward black.

#549fcd

#3483b3

#276286

#1a4159

#0d212d

Tints

Color #81b8da mixed toward white.

#96c4e0

#abd0e6

#c0dbec

#d5e7f3

#eaf3f9

Tones

Color #81b8da mixed toward gray.

#88b6d3

#90b4cb

#97b3c4

#9fb1bc

#a6afb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cd2 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#9994d1 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#84cccb · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b8da]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#81b8da (#81b8da) is rgb(129, 184, 218) in RGB.

No, #81b8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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