Palettes / Colors / #1981A4

#1981A4 — Blue

#1981A4 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #1981A4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#1981A4 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A43B19; it also sits naturally between #19A481 and #193BA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 10% · Green 51% · Blue 64%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #1981A4

.text { color: #1981A4; }
.background { background-color: #1981A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1981A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 129, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 74%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1981A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 129, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1981A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 129, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1981A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1981A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1981A4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A43B19:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1981A4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1981A4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #1981A4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #1981A4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #1981A3  ·  #1981A5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1981A4?

#1981A4 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 25, 129, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1981A4?

#1981A4 is RGB 25, 129, 164 — HSL 195°, 74%, 37% — CMYK 85%, 21%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #1981A4?

Its complement is #A43B19; analogous partners are #19A481 and #193BA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1981A4 for text?

Black text on #1981A4 has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.45:1.