#81c4e2

Color #81c4e2

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 3.64 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#81c4e2

RGB

rgb(129, 196, 226)

HSL

hsl(198.6, 62.6%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.6, 42.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(75.84, -13.49, -21.57)

LCH

lch(75.84, 25.44, 237.98)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0801, 227.99)

HWB

hwb(198.6, 50.6%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e29f81

Analogous

#81e2d0

#81c4e2

#8193e2

Triadic

#81c4e2

#e281c4

#c4e281

Split-complementary

#81c4e2

#e28193

#e2d081

Tetradic

#81c4e2

#9f81e2

#e29f81

#c4e281

Square

#81c4e2

#d081e2

#e29f81

#93e281

Shades

Color #81c4e2 mixed toward black.

#51add7

#2c92c0

#216e90

#164960

#0b2530

Tints

Color #81c4e2 mixed toward white.

#96cee7

#abd8ec

#c0e1f1

#d5ebf5

#eaf5fa

Tones

Color #81c4e2 mixed toward gray.

#89c1da

#91bed2

#99bbca

#a1b8c2

#a9b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3db · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#9e99da · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#85d6d4 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81c4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81c4e2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#81c4e2 (#81c4e2) is rgb(129, 196, 226) in RGB.

No, #81c4e2 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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