#81a6c5

Color #81a6c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#81a6c5

RGB

rgb(129, 166, 197)

HSL

hsl(207.4, 37%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.4, 34.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 15.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.5, -5, -19.92)

LCH

lch(66.5, 20.54, 255.91)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.061, 244.02)

HWB

hwb(207.4, 50.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5a081

Analogous

#81c5c2

#81a6c5

#8184c5

Triadic

#81a6c5

#c581a6

#a6c581

Split-complementary

#81a6c5

#c58184

#c5c281

Tetradic

#81a6c5

#a081c5

#c5a081

#a6c581

Square

#81a6c5

#c281c5

#c5a081

#84c581

Shades

Color #81a6c5 mixed toward black.

#5c8cb4

#447095

#335470

#22384a

#111c25

Tints

Color #81a6c5 mixed toward white.

#96b5cf

#abc4d8

#c0d2e2

#d5e1ec

#eaf0f5

Tones

Color #81a6c5 mixed toward gray.

#87a5bf

#8ca5ba

#92a4b4

#98a4ae

#9da3a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293be · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#908dbc · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#83b8b7 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81a6c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a6c5]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#81a6c5 (#81a6c5) is rgb(129, 166, 197) in RGB.

No, #81a6c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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