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Information about #81C9F8 color

#81C9F8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81C9F8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 201, 248) — 50.6% red, 78.8% green, 97.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 47 / 18 / 0 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81C9F8 presents itself as a intensely saturated azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sky (#82CAFC). Slightly further away sit Lightblue (#7BC8F6) and Day Sky Blue (#82CAFF).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(129, 201, 248)), which gives #81C9F8 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81C9F8: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #81C9F8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#81C9F8 color variations

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

#81C9F8 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 #81C9F8

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

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81C9F8
  • RGB129, 201, 248
  • CMYK47, 18, 0, 3
  • CSSrgb(129, 201, 248)
  • HSL204°, 89%, 74%
  • HSL Precise203.697°, 89.474%, 73.922%
  • HSV204°, 48%, 97%
  • HSB204°, 48%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.788, 0.973)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.788, 0.973, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.788, 0.973)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB97.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81C9F8
  • DECIMAL ID8505848
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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