#81d5de

Color #81d5de

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 11.6 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#81d5de

RGB

rgb(129, 213, 222)

HSL

hsl(185.8, 58.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.8, 41.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 4.1%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(80.47, -23.2, -12.44)

LCH

lch(80.47, 26.32, 208.2)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0826, 204.46)

HWB

hwb(185.8, 50.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de8a81

Analogous

#81deb8

#81d5de

#81a6de

Triadic

#81d5de

#de81d5

#d5de81

Split-complementary

#81d5de

#de81a6

#deb881

Tetradic

#81d5de

#8a81de

#de8a81

#d5de81

Square

#81d5de

#b881de

#de8a81

#a6de81

Shades

Color #81d5de mixed toward black.

#53c6d2

#31acb9

#24818b

#18565d

#0c2b2e

Tints

Color #81d5de mixed toward white.

#96dce3

#abe3e9

#c0eaee

#d5f1f4

#eaf8f9

Tones

Color #81d5de mixed toward gray.

#89cfd6

#90c8ce

#98c2c7

#a0bcbf

#a8b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaddc · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a0db · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#87dada · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81d5de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81d5de]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#81d5de (#81d5de) is rgb(129, 213, 222) in RGB.

No, #81d5de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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