#81AED9#81AED9
#81AED9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.079 H 247.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81AED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 174, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 54%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 41%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 19.8%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -4.11, -26.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 26.79, 261.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.46% -0.0299 -0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.46% 0.079 247.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7096, 39.9468, 71.4084) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.44
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.61
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.84
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.97
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81AED9 #D9AC81
analogous
#81D9D8 #81AED9 #8182D9
triadic
#81AED9 #D981AE #AED981
tetradic
#81AED9 #D881D9 #D9AC81 #82D981
square
#81AED9 #D881D9 #D9AC81 #82D981
split-complementary
#81AED9 #D98182 #D9D881
monochromatic
#3471AC #5290CB #81AED9 #B0CCE7 #DFEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#81AED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#81AED9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81AED9
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81AED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81AED9 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DAFDB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A6D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61B8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81aed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 174, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.079 247.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9c6e4',
500: '#81aed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81aed9; $custom-light: #a9c6e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81aed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 174,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.318,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73455,
"c": 0.07918,
"h": 247.8
},
"luminance": 0.39949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81AED9
secondary
#E8DBCD
accent
#7124C1
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283