#81d3dc

Color #81d3dc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#81d3dc

RGB

rgb(129, 211, 220)

HSL

hsl(185.9, 56.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.9, 41.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(79.85, -22.71, -12.31)

LCH

lch(79.85, 25.83, 208.46)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.081, 204.67)

HWB

hwb(185.9, 50.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc8a81

Analogous

#81dcb7

#81d3dc

#81a5dc

Triadic

#81d3dc

#dc81d3

#d3dc81

Split-complementary

#81d3dc

#dc81a5

#dcb781

Tetradic

#81d3dc

#8a81dc

#dc8a81

#d3dc81

Square

#81d3dc

#b781dc

#dc8a81

#a5dc81

Shades

Color #81d3dc mixed toward black.

#53c3cf

#33a9b6

#267f88

#19555b

#0d2a2d

Tints

Color #81d3dc mixed toward white.

#96dae2

#abe2e8

#c0e9ed

#d5f0f3

#eaf8f9

Tones

Color #81d3dc mixed toward gray.

#88cdd4

#90c7cd

#98c1c5

#9fbbbe

#a7b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacda · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#a69fd9 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#87d8d8 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81d3dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81d3dc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#81d3dc (#81d3dc) is rgb(129, 211, 220) in RGB.

No, #81d3dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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