#81BEEF#81BEEF
#81BEEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.094 H 243.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81BEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 77%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 46%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -6.77, -30.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 31.16, 257.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.84% -0.0419 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.84% 0.094 243.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0413, 47.7230, 88.5880) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 2.59
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.33
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.76
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.58
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.68
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81BEEF #EFB281
analogous
#81EFE9 #81BEEF #8187EF
triadic
#81BEEF #EF81BE #BEEF81
tetradic
#81BEEF #E981EF #EFB281 #87EF81
square
#81BEEF #E981EF #EFB281 #87EF81
split-complementary
#81BEEF #EF8187 #EFE981
monochromatic
#1C85DA #4BA2E8 #81BEEF #B7DAF6 #E4F1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#81BEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#81BEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81BEEF
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81BEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81BEEF | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BEF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB3EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#51CACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81beef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.094 243.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#abd1f4',
500: '#81beef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81beef; $custom-light: #abd1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81beef",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.727,
"s": 77.465,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7784,
"c": 0.09438,
"h": 243.6
},
"luminance": 0.47726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81BEEF
secondary
#F3E4D8
accent
#680CDA
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#101417
muted
#7F8285