#81ADEA#81ADEA
#81ADEA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.101 H 256.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81ADEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 173, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 71%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 45%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.82, 1.14, -35.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.82, 35.19, 271.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.98% -0.0233 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.98% 0.101 256.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8432, 40.4923, 83.5950) |
| Luminance | 0.4049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.35
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.64
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.52
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.97
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.51
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81ADEA #EABE81
analogous
#81E2EA #81ADEA #8981EA
triadic
#81ADEA #EA81AD #ADEA81
tetradic
#81ADEA #EA81E2 #EABE81 #81EA89
square
#81ADEA #EA81E2 #EABE81 #81EA89
split-complementary
#81ADEA #EA8981 #E2EA81
monochromatic
#226ACE #4D8BE1 #81ADEA #B5CFF3 #E5EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#81ADEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#81ADEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81ADEA
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81ADEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81ADEA | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B0ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA6E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58BAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81adea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 173, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.101 256.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aac5f1',
500: '#81adea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81adea; $custom-light: #aac5f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81adea",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 173,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.857,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73977,
"c": 0.1009,
"h": 256.7
},
"luminance": 0.40495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81ADEA
secondary
#F1E6D6
accent
#8212D3
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184