Palettes / Colors / #81BBCE

#81BBCE — Light Muted Blue

#81BBCE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #81BBCE 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.

#81BBCE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE9582; it also sits naturally between #82CEBB and #8295CE. 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 73% · Blue 81%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81BBCE

.text { color: #81BBCE; }
.background { background-color: #81BBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81BBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 187, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 44%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81BBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 187, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81BBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 187, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#81BBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#81BBCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE9582:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81BBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81BBCE

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 #81BBCE 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 #81BBCE 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

← #81BBCD  ·  #81BBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81BBCE?

#81BBCE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 129, 187, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81BBCE?

#81BBCE is RGB 129, 187, 206 — HSL 195°, 44%, 66% — CMYK 37%, 9%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #81BBCE?

Its complement is #CE9582; analogous partners are #82CEBB and #8295CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81BBCE for text?

Black text on #81BBCE has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.