Information about #81A4BF color

#81A4BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81A4BF falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 164, 191) — 50.6% red, 64.3% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 11 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #81A4BF reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blake (#88A7C8). Slightly further away sit Zephyr (#809AC6) and Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7).

The recipe behind #81A4BF is rgb(129, 164, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81A4BF: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#81A4BF color variations

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#81A4BF 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 #81A4BF

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

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81A4BF
  • RGB129, 164, 191
  • CMYK24, 11, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(129, 164, 191)
  • HSL206°, 33%, 63%
  • HSL Precise206.129°, 32.632%, 62.745%
  • HSV206°, 32%, 75%
  • HSB206°, 32%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.643, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.643, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.643, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81A4BF
  • DECIMAL ID8496319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01