#81b1ee

Color #81b1ee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#81b1ee

RGB

rgb(129, 177, 238)

HSL

hsl(213.6, 76.2%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.6, 45.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(71.06, 0.05, -35.42)

LCH

lch(71.06, 35.42, 270.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.1025, 254.84)

HWB

hwb(213.6, 50.6%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eebe81

Analogous

#81e7ee

#81b1ee

#8881ee

Triadic

#81b1ee

#ee81b1

#b1ee81

Split-complementary

#81b1ee

#ee8881

#e7ee81

Tetradic

#81b1ee

#be81ee

#eebe81

#b1ee81

Square

#81b1ee

#ee81e7

#eebe81

#81ee88

Shades

Color #81b1ee mixed toward black.

#4b90e7

#1d6fd8

#1653a2

#0f386c

#071c36

Tints

Color #81b1ee mixed toward white.

#96bef1

#abcbf4

#c0d8f7

#d5e5f9

#eaf2fc

Tones

Color #81b1ee mixed toward gray.

#8ab2e5

#93b3dc

#9cb4d3

#a5b5ca

#afb7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899e1 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9592de · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#84d6d4 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b1ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b1ee]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#81b1ee (#81b1ee) is rgb(129, 177, 238) in RGB.

No, #81b1ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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