#81a2cc

Color #81a2cc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#81a2cc

RGB

rgb(129, 162, 204)

HSL

hsl(213.6, 42.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.6, 36.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.8%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(65.64, -0.96, -25.11)

LCH

lch(65.64, 25.13, 267.81)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.072, 254.69)

HWB

hwb(213.6, 50.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccab81

Analogous

#81c8cc

#81a2cc

#8581cc

Triadic

#81a2cc

#cc81a2

#a2cc81

Split-complementary

#81a2cc

#cc8581

#c8cc81

Tetradic

#81a2cc

#ab81cc

#ccab81

#a2cc81

Square

#81a2cc

#cc81c8

#ccab81

#81cc85

Shades

Color #81a2cc mixed toward black.

#5985bc

#40699e

#304f77

#20354f

#101a28

Tints

Color #81a2cc mixed toward white.

#96b2d5

#abc1dd

#c0d1e6

#d5e0ee

#eaf0f7

Tones

Color #81a2cc mixed toward gray.

#87a3c6

#8ea4c0

#94a4b9

#9aa5b3

#a0a6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091c3 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#8f8cc1 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#83bbba · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81a2cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a2cc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#81a2cc (#81a2cc) is rgb(129, 162, 204) in RGB.

No, #81a2cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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