Palettes / Colors / #8181EA

#8181EA — Light Blue

#8181EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#8181EA 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 #EAEA81; it also sits naturally between #81B5EA and #B581EA. 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 51% · Green 51% · Blue 92%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8181EA

.text { color: #8181EA; }
.background { background-color: #8181EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8181EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 129, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 71%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8181EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 129, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8181EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 129, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8181EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8181EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEA81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8181EA: #000000.

How #8181EA 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 #8181EA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8181EA?

#8181EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 129, 129, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8181EA?

#8181EA is RGB 129, 129, 234 — HSL 240°, 71%, 71% — CMYK 45%, 45%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #8181EA?

Its complement is #EAEA81; analogous partners are #81B5EA and #B581EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8181EA for text?

Black text on #8181EA has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.