Information about #81B7C9 color

#81B7C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81B7C9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 183, 201) — 50.6% red, 71.8% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 7 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#81B7C9 is a moderately toned sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Seagull (#77B7D0). Slightly further away sit Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

The recipe behind #81B7C9 is rgb(129, 183, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81B7C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81B7C9 color variations

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

#81B7C9 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 #81B7C9

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

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81B7C9
  • RGB129, 183, 201
  • CMYK28, 7, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(129, 183, 201)
  • HSL195°, 40%, 65%
  • HSL Precise195°, 40%, 64.706%
  • HSV195°, 36%, 79%
  • HSB195°, 36%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.718, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.718, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.718, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81B7C9
  • DECIMAL ID8501193
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01