#81ccff

Color #81ccff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 3.89 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#81ccff

RGB

rgb(129, 204, 255)

HSL

hsl(204.3, 100%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.3, 49.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.4%, 20%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.08, -9.76, -32.18)

LCH

lch(79.08, 33.63, 253.13)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.1039, 239.54)

HWB

hwb(204.3, 50.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffb481

Analogous

#81fff3

#81ccff

#818dff

Triadic

#81ccff

#ff81cc

#ccff81

Split-complementary

#81ccff

#ff818d

#fff381

Tetradic

#81ccff

#b481ff

#ffb481

#ccff81

Square

#81ccff

#f381ff

#ffb481

#8dff81

Shades

Color #81ccff mixed toward black.

#41b2ff

#0198ff

#0072c0

#004c80

#002640

Tints

Color #81ccff mixed toward white.

#96d4ff

#abddff

#c0e5ff

#d5eeff

#eaf6ff

Tones

Color #81ccff mixed toward gray.

#8ccaf5

#96c8ea

#a1c6e0

#abc4d5

#b6c2cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8f4 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#a29df1 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#86ebe9 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 19.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #81ccff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81ccff]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#81ccff (#81ccff) is rgb(129, 204, 255) in RGB.

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

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