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Recognised as Colour

#81A0FD

  • #81A0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#81A0FD is a blue with RGB values 129, 160, 253 and HSL 225°, 97%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#81A0FD#81A0FD
HEX#81A0FD
RGBrgb(129, 160, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.6275, 0.9922
RGB percentages50.6%, 62.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(225, 96.9%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 49%, 99.2%)
CMYK49%, 36.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,495,357
CSS custom property--colour: #81A0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7E5F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4CB4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDDE81
Analogous#81DEFD, #A081FD
Triadic#FD81A0, #A0FD81
Split complementary#FDA081, #DEFD81
Tetradic#FD81DE, #FDDE81, #81FDA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECFF
Lighter +10%#B3C6FE
Darker −10%#4F7AFC
Darker −20%#1D54FB
Darker −30%#043BE1
Darker −40%#032EAF
More saturated +25%#7F9FFF
Less saturated −25%#91A8ED

Channel breakdown

R129
G160
B253
Red129 (50.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G A0 · B FD

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