#81a6de

Color #81a6de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#81a6de

RGB

rgb(129, 166, 222)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 58.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 41.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(67.44, 1.69, -32.29)

LCH

lch(67.44, 32.33, 273)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0917, 258.49)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 50.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deb981

Analogous

#81d5de

#81a6de

#8a81de

Triadic

#81a6de

#de81a6

#a6de81

Split-complementary

#81a6de

#de8a81

#d5de81

Tetradic

#81a6de

#b981de

#deb981

#a6de81

Square

#81a6de

#de81d5

#deb981

#81de8a

Shades

Color #81a6de mixed toward black.

#5385d2

#3167b9

#244d8b

#18345d

#0c1a2e

Tints

Color #81a6de mixed toward white.

#96b5e3

#abc4e9

#c0d2ee

#d5e1f4

#eaf0f9

Tones

Color #81a6de mixed toward gray.

#89a8d6

#90a9ce

#98abc7

#a0acbf

#a8aeb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293d2 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#908dcf · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#83c8c6 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81a6de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a6de]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#81a6de (#81a6de) is rgb(129, 166, 222) in RGB.

No, #81a6de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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