#81a5f4

Color #81a5f4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#81a5f4

RGB

rgb(129, 165, 244)

HSL

hsl(221.2, 83.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.2, 47.1%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 32.4%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(68.1, 8.52, -43.31)

LCH

lch(68.1, 44.14, 281.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.1222, 264.88)

HWB

hwb(221.2, 50.6%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4d081

Analogous

#81def4

#81a5f4

#9681f4

Triadic

#81a5f4

#f481a5

#a5f481

Split-complementary

#81a5f4

#f49681

#def481

Tetradic

#81a5f4

#d081f4

#f4d081

#a5f481

Square

#81a5f4

#f481de

#f4d081

#81f496

Shades

Color #81a5f4 mixed toward black.

#487cef

#1455e5

#0f40ab

#0a2b72

#051539

Tints

Color #81a5f4 mixed toward white.

#96b4f6

#abc3f8

#c0d2f9

#d5e1fb

#eaf0fd

Tones

Color #81a5f4 mixed toward gray.

#8aa9ea

#94ace1

#9eb0d7

#a7b3ce

#b1b7c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292e4 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#908de0 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#83d6d3 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81a5f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a5f4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#81a5f4 (#81a5f4) is rgb(129, 165, 244) in RGB.

No, #81a5f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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