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#81BCFE closest to Cooler Than Ever

#81BCFE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 73.7% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(129, 188, 254)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 98% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #81BCFE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.56:1.

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Variations of #81BCFE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#81BCFE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#81BCFE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #81BCFE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92B2FD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2BFFF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99BDFF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92B2FD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8EB6FD
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #45CBD3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #70C2EC
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ACB9CC

#81BCFE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#81BCFE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.56:1 Very good#81BCFE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#81BCFE in CSS

/* Cooler Than Ever */
.color { color: #81BCFE; }
.background { background-color: #81BCFE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #81BCFE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(129 188 254);
color: hsl(212 98% 75%);
color: oklch(0.781 0.113 252.0);

#81BCFE FAQ

What color is #81BCFE?

#81BCFE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #81BCFE?

#81BCFE is rgb(129, 188, 254) in RGB, hsl(212, 98%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #81BCFE?

The complementary color of #81BCFE is #FEC381, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #81BCFE?

Black text has the best contrast on #81BCFE: 10.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #81BCFE a warm or cool color?

#81BCFE is a cool color.