What color is #81A6C1?

#81A6C1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A6C1?

The RGB value is 129, 166, 193: 129 red, 166 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A6C1?

The complementary color is #C19C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A6C1 color

#81A6C1 rgb(129, 166, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #81A6C1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 65.1% green and 75.7% blue (129, 166, 193).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#81A6C1 color codes

HEX	`#81A6C1`
RGB	`rgb(129, 166, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 65.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 14%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -6.03, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 18.89, 251.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.312, 35.788, 55.647)`
Decimal	`8496833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A6C1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #81A6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #81A6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a6c1; }
.text { color: #81a6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 166 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a6c1, #8186c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #81A6C1?: #81A6C1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A6C1?: The RGB value is 129, 166, 193: 129 red, 166 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A6C1?: The complementary color is #C19C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.