#81abc2

Color #81abc2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#81abc2

RGB

rgb(129, 171, 194)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 34.8%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 33.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(67.79, -8.5, -16.3)

LCH

lch(67.79, 18.38, 242.46)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0563, 232.5)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 50.6%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c29881

Analogous

#81c2b8

#81abc2

#818ac2

Triadic

#81abc2

#c281ab

#abc281

Split-complementary

#81abc2

#c2818a

#c2b881

Tetradic

#81abc2

#9881c2

#c29881

#abc281

Square

#81abc2

#b881c2

#c29881

#8ac281

Shades

Color #81abc2 mixed toward black.

#5d93b0

#467791

#35596d

#233b49

#121e24

Tints

Color #81abc2 mixed toward white.

#96b9cc

#abc7d6

#c0d5e0

#d5e3eb

#eaf1f5

Tones

Color #81abc2 mixed toward gray.

#86a9bd

#8ca8b7

#91a6b2

#97a5ac

#9ca3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595bd · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#938fbb · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#84b8b8 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81abc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81abc2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#81abc2 (#81abc2) is rgb(129, 171, 194) in RGB.

No, #81abc2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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