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#81EFEF

#81efef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#81efef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 93.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 77.46% saturation and 72.16% 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 15.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.7263

Complementary

  1. #81efef
  2. #ef8181

Split complementary

  1. #81efef
  2. #ef81b8
  3. #efb881

Analogous

  1. #81efb8
  2. #81efef
  3. #81b8ef

Triadic

  1. #81efef
  2. #ef81ef
  3. #efef81

Tetradic

  1. #81efef
  2. #8181ef
  3. #ef8181
  4. #efef81

Square

  1. #81efef
  2. #b881ef
  3. #ef8181
  4. #b8ef81

Monochromatic

  1. #18bfbf
  2. #3de6e6
  3. #81efef
  4. #c5f8f8
  5. #edfdfd

Shades

#81efef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81efef
  2. #74d7d7
  3. #67bfbf
  4. #5aa7a7
  5. #4d8f8f
  6. #417878
  7. #346060
  8. #274848
  9. #1a3030
  10. #0d1818
  11. #000000

Tints

#81efef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81efef
  2. #8ef1f1
  3. #9af2f2
  4. #a7f4f4
  5. #b3f5f5
  6. #c0f7f7
  7. #cdf9f9
  8. #d9fafa
  9. #e6fcfc
  10. #f2fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81efef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81efef
  2. #81e4e4
  3. #81d9d9
  4. #81cece
  5. #81c3c3
  6. #81b8b8
  7. #80acac
  8. #80a1a1
  9. #809696
  10. #808b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfe5e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfd7f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42f5ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3eaef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5e1f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62f3ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81efef {
  color: #81efef;
}
Background
.bg-81efef {
  background-color: #81efef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81efef {
  border: 2px solid #81efef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81efef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 239 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 77% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81efef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81efef, #81b8ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81efef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 239 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 2.95 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 5.74 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.96 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.24 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.24 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.02 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.07 #7e1010 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#81efef  rgb(129, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 77%, 72%)  Electric Blue
#ef8181  rgb(239, 129, 129)  hsl(0, 77%, 72%)  Light Coral
#ef81ef  rgb(239, 129, 239)  hsl(300, 77%, 72%)  Violet
#efef81  rgb(239, 239, 129)  hsl(60, 77%, 72%)  Pastel Yellow