#81A5DC

#81A5DC

Color Values

HEX

#81A5DC

RGB

129, 165, 220

HSL

216.3, 56.5%, 68.4%

HSV

216.3, 41.4%, 86.3%

CMYK

41.4%, 25.0%, 0.0%, 13.7%

OKLCH

0.7165 0.0901 258.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#81A5DC

#DCB881

Analogous

#81D2DC

#8A81DC

#81A5DC

Triadic

#81A5DC

#DC81A5

#A5DC81

Split Complementary

#81A5DC

#DC8A81

#D2DC81

Tetradic

#81A5DC

#DC81D2

#DCB881

#81DC8A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#81A5DC

Protanopia

#9191CF

Deuteranopia

#8E8CCC

Tritanopia

#83C4C2

Achromatopsia

#A1A1A1

CSS Usage

background-color: #81A5DC;
color: #81A5DC;
border-color: #81A5DC;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F7FB
100
#E5EBF6
200
#C7D7EF
300
#9FBBE4
400
#6B95D6
500
#3770C8
600
#2C5AA0
700
#234880
800
#1C3864
900
#182B49
950
#0F1B2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.52:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.35:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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