Information about #81B7CE color

#81B7CE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81B7CE falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 183, 206) — 50.6% red, 71.8% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 9 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#81B7CE is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Seagull (#77B7D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6).

The recipe behind #81B7CE is rgb(129, 183, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81B7CE: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #81B7CE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#81B7CE color variations

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#81B7CE 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 #81B7CE

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

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81B7CE
  • RGB129, 183, 206
  • CMYK30, 9, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(129, 183, 206)
  • HSL198°, 44%, 66%
  • HSL Precise197.922°, 44%, 65.686%
  • HSV198°, 37%, 81%
  • HSB198°, 37%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.718, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.718, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.718, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81B7CE
  • DECIMAL ID8501198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01