#81adde

Color #81adde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.52 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#81adde

RGB

rgb(129, 173, 222)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 58.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 41.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(69.35, -2.2, -29.34)

LCH

lch(69.35, 29.42, 265.71)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0859, 251.67)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 50.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deb281

Analogous

#81dcde

#81adde

#8381de

Triadic

#81adde

#de81ad

#adde81

Split-complementary

#81adde

#de8381

#dcde81

Tetradic

#81adde

#b281de

#deb281

#adde81

Square

#81adde

#de81dc

#deb281

#81de83

Shades

Color #81adde mixed toward black.

#538fd2

#3171b9

#24558b

#18395d

#0c1c2e

Tints

Color #81adde mixed toward white.

#96bbe3

#abc8e9

#c0d6ee

#d5e4f4

#eaf1f9

Tones

Color #81adde mixed toward gray.

#89add6

#90aece

#98aec7

#a0afbf

#a8afb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696d3 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#9390d1 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#84cbc9 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #81adde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81adde]

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#81adde (#81adde) is rgb(129, 173, 222) in RGB.

No, #81adde 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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