#81AEFF#81AEFF
#81AEFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.127 H 261.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81AEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 174, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 100%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 49%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.98, 6.63, -44.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.98, 45.26, 278.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.18% -0.0186 -0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.18% 0.127 261.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2333, 42.1563, 100.4999) |
| Luminance | 0.4216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.64
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.03
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.06
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.36
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.45
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81AEFF #FFD281
analogous
#81EDFF #81AEFF #9381FF
triadic
#81AEFF #FF81AE #AEFF81
tetradic
#81AEFF #FF81ED #FFD281 #81FF93
square
#81AEFF #FF81ED #FFD281 #81FF93
split-complementary
#81AEFF #FF9381 #EDFF81
monochromatic
#075FFF #4487FF #81AEFF #BED5FF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#81AEFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#81AEFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81AEFF
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81AEFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81AEFF | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FB4FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80A8FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48C0CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81aeff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 174, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.127 261.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc5ff',
500: '#81aeff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81aeff; $custom-light: #acc5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81aeff",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 174,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.571,
"s": 100,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75176,
"c": 0.12725,
"h": 261.6
},
"luminance": 0.42159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81AEFF
secondary
#F7EBD4
accent
#9400E6
background
#FBFCFF
surface
#F6F8FF
border
#D0D1D7
text
#111218
muted
#808186