Information about #81B9DA color

#81B9DA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81B9DA falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 185, 218) — 50.6% red, 72.5% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 13 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #81B9DA reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Slightly further away sit Seagull (#77B7D0) and Aero (#7CB9E8).

The recipe behind #81B9DA is rgb(129, 185, 218), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81B9DA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81B9DA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#81B9DA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #81B9DA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81B9DA
  • RGB129, 185, 218
  • CMYK35, 13, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(129, 185, 218)
  • HSL202°, 55%, 68%
  • HSL Precise202.247°, 54.601%, 68.039%
  • HSV202°, 41%, 85%
  • HSB202°, 41%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.725, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.725, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.725, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81B9DA
  • DECIMAL ID8501722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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