Information about #81AACE color

#81AACE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #81AACE belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 170, 206) — 50.6% red, 66.7% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 30 / 14 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#81AACE is a confidently colored azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blake (#88A7C8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Polo Blue (#8AA7CC) and Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 170, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #81AACE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#81AACE color variations

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

#81AACE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#81AACE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#81AACE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#81AACE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#81AACE 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
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#CEA682
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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
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#CECC82
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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
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#82CECC
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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
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#CE82AB
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#ABCE82
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#A682CE
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#ABCE82
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#CC82CE
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#CEA682
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Nearest named colors to #81AACE

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

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

#81AACE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81AACE
  • RGB129, 170, 206
  • CMYK30, 14, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(129, 170, 206)
  • HSL208°, 44%, 66%
  • HSL Precise208.052°, 44%, 65.686%
  • HSV208°, 37%, 81%
  • HSB208°, 37%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.667, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.667, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.667, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81AACE
  • DECIMAL ID8497870
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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