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#81CFDF

#81cfdf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#81cfdf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 81.18% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.15% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 190.21°, with 59.49% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5462

Complementary

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #df9181

Split complementary

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #df81a0
  3. #dfc081

Analogous

  1. #81dfc0
  2. #81cfdf
  3. #81a0df

Triadic

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #df81cf
  3. #cfdf81

Tetradic

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #9181df
  3. #df9181
  4. #cfdf81

Square

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #c081df
  3. #df9181
  4. #a0df81

Monochromatic

  1. #288b9f
  2. #44b8d0
  3. #81cfdf
  4. #bee6ee
  5. #eff9fb

Shades

#81cfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #74bac9
  3. #67a6b2
  4. #5a919c
  5. #4d7c86
  6. #416870
  7. #345359
  8. #273e43
  9. #1a292d
  10. #0d1516
  11. #000000

Tints

#81cfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #8ed4e2
  3. #9ad9e5
  4. #a7dde9
  5. #b3e2ec
  6. #c0e7ef
  7. #cdecf2
  8. #d9f1f5
  9. #e6f5f9
  10. #f2fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81cfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81cfdf
  2. #81c7d6
  3. #81bfcc
  4. #81b7c3
  5. #81afb9
  6. #81a8b0
  7. #80a0a6
  8. #80989d
  9. #809093
  10. #80888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adc8cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2cae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3bedf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #57d6d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #accce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1c5df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ad3d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81cfdf {
  color: #81cfdf;
}
Background
.bg-81cfdf {
  background-color: #81cfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81cfdf {
  border: 2px solid #81cfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81cfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 207 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81cfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81cfdf, #81a0df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81cfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 207 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.49 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.98 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.19 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.52 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.57 #7e3020 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#81cfdf  rgb(129, 207, 223)  hsl(190, 59%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#df9181  rgb(223, 145, 129)  hsl(10, 59%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#df81cf  rgb(223, 129, 207)  hsl(310, 59%, 69%)  Orchid
#cfdf81  rgb(207, 223, 129)  hsl(70, 59%, 69%)  June Bud