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#81A2CA Color

#81A2CA is rgb(129, 162, 202) in RGB, hsl(213, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 20%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81A2CA
HEX#81A2CA
RGBrgb(129, 162, 202)
HSLhsl(213, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(213, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 20%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.069 253.5)
LABlab(65.25% -4.28 -24.50)
LCHlch(65.25% 24.87 260.09)

What #81A2CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #81A2CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 5.24Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 5.98Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 6.24Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 7.36Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.9Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#81A2CA Channel Values

How #81A2CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 162 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81A2CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81A2CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81A2CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81A2CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81A2CA
Complementary
#CAA981
Analogous
#81C7CA
Analogous
#8581CA
Triadic
#CA81A2
Triadic
#A2CA81
Split comp.
#CA8581
Split comp.
#C7CA81

Tints & Shades of #81A2CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93AFD2
#A2BAD8
#B3C7DF
#C5D5E7
#D7E2EE
#E6ECF4

Shades

#618ABD
#4875AD
#3B5F8C
#2D496C
#20334C
#14202F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81A2CA.

How #81A2CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#81A2CA
Protanopia#9D9DCA
Protanomaly#939FCA
Deuteranopia#9898CB
Deuteranomaly#8F9CCA
Tritanopia#79A8A8
Tritanomaly#7CA5B6
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81A2CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-81a2ca: #81A2CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81A2CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81a2ca': '#81A2CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.635, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_81a2ca">#81A2CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#81A2CA"

More Blue Colors

#81A2CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#81A2CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81A2CA?

#81A2CA is a light blue — rgb(129, 162, 202) in RGB and hsl(213, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #81A2CA?

#81A2CA is rgb(129, 162, 202) — red 129, green 162, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81A2CA?

#81A2CA converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 20%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81A2CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81A2CA scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81A2CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81A2CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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