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#81E2FD Color

#81E2FD is rgb(129, 226, 253) in RGB, hsl(193, 97%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81E2FD
HEX#81E2FD
RGBrgb(129, 226, 253)
HSLhsl(193, 97%, 75%)
HSVhsv(193, 49%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.099 217.9)
LABlab(84.67% -24.56 -22.58)
LCHlch(84.67% 33.36 222.59)

What #81E2FD 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 #81E2FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 5.8Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 5.99Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 6.97Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 9.06Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.15Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 9.34

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

#81E2FD Channel Values

How #81E2FD 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 226 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 97% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 49% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81E2FD 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81E2FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81E2FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81E2FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81E2FD
Complementary
#FD9C81
Analogous
#81FDDA
Analogous
#81A4FD
Triadic
#FD81E2
Triadic
#E2FD81
Split comp.
#FD81A4
Split comp.
#FDDA81

Tints & Shades of #81E2FD

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

#90E6FD
#A5EAFE
#B4EEFE
#C3F1FE
#D2F5FE
#E6F9FF

Shades

#4FD7FC
#1DCBFC
#03B2E2
#0386AB
#025F79
#013746

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81E2FD.

How #81E2FD 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#81E2FD
Protanopia#D5D5FD
Protanomaly#BADBFD
Deuteranopia#C9C9FF
Deuteranomaly#B0D3FE
Tritanopia#79E6E6
Tritanomaly#7CE4EF
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81E2FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81e2fd: #81E2FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81E2FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81e2fd': '#81E2FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.886, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_81e2fd">#81E2FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#81E2FD"

More Teal Colors

#81E2FD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81E2FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81E2FD?

#81E2FD is a light teal — rgb(129, 226, 253) in RGB and hsl(193, 97%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #81E2FD?

#81E2FD is rgb(129, 226, 253) — red 129, green 226, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81E2FD?

#81E2FD converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81E2FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81E2FD scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81E2FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81E2FD 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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