#81AEF6#81AEF6
#81AEF6 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.115 H 259.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81AEF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 174, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 87%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 48%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.6%, 29.3%, 0%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.59, 4.01, -40.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.59, 40.70, 275.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.74% -0.021 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.74% 0.115 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8183, 41.5903, 93.0477) |
| Luminance | 0.4159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.67
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.68
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.13
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.21
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.57
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81AEF6 #F6C981
analogous
#81E8F6 #81AEF6 #8E81F6
triadic
#81AEF6 #F681AE #AEF681
tetradic
#81AEF6 #F681E8 #F6C981 #81F68E
square
#81AEF6 #F681E8 #F6C981 #81F68E
split-complementary
#81AEF6 #F68E81 #E8F681
monochromatic
#1165EC #4889F2 #81AEF6 #BAD3FA #E2EDFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#81AEF6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#81AEF6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81AEF6
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81AEF6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81AEF6 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B3F9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A8F4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FBEC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81aef6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 174, 246); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.115 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#abc5f9',
500: '#81aef6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81aef6; $custom-light: #abc5f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81aef6",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 174,
"b": 246
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.923,
"s": 86.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74743,
"c": 0.11547,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.41593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81AEF6
secondary
#F5E9D6
accent
#8D02E3
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F5F8FF
border
#CFD1D7
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185