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#81A0DF

#81a0df ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#81a0df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 62.75% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.15% cyan, 28.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 220.21°, with 59.49% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.3514

Complementary

  1. #81a0df
  2. #dfc081

Split complementary

  1. #81a0df
  2. #df9181
  3. #cfdf81

Analogous

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #81a0df
  3. #9181df

Triadic

  1. #81a0df
  2. #df81a0
  3. #a0df81

Tetradic

  1. #81a0df
  2. #c081df
  3. #dfc081
  4. #a0df81

Square

  1. #81a0df
  2. #df81cf
  3. #dfc081
  4. #81df91

Monochromatic

  1. #284f9f
  2. #4472d0
  3. #81a0df
  4. #beceee
  5. #eff3fb

Shades

#81a0df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81a0df
  2. #7490c9
  3. #6780b2
  4. #5a709c
  5. #4d6086
  6. #415070
  7. #344059
  8. #273043
  9. #1a202d
  10. #0d1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#81a0df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81a0df
  2. #8eaae2
  3. #9ab3e5
  4. #a7bde9
  5. #b3c6ec
  6. #c0d0ef
  7. #cdd9f2
  8. #d9e3f5
  9. #e6ecf9
  10. #f2f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81a0df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81a0df
  2. #819dd6
  3. #819acc
  4. #8196c3
  5. #8193b9
  6. #8190b0
  7. #808da6
  8. #808a9d
  9. #808693
  10. #80838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8aa5e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #809cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60adb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a3e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #809ede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6fa8c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81a0df {
  color: #81a0df;
}
Background
.bg-81a0df {
  background-color: #81a0df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81a0df {
  border: 2px solid #81a0df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81a0df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 160 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81a0df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81a0df, #9181df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81a0df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 160 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.49 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.51 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.43 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.65 #7e5f20 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#81a0df  rgb(129, 160, 223)  hsl(220, 59%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfc081  rgb(223, 192, 129)  hsl(40, 59%, 69%)  Burly Wood
#df81a0  rgb(223, 129, 160)  hsl(340, 59%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#a0df81  rgb(160, 223, 129)  hsl(100, 59%, 69%)  Light Green