Palettes / Colors / #81BEEB

#81BEEB — Light Blue

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

#81BEEB 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 #EBAC7F; it also sits naturally between #7FEBE2 and #7F88EB. 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 75% · Blue 92%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #81BEEB

.text { color: #81BEEB; }
.background { background-color: #81BEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81BEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 190, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 73%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81BEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 190, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81BEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 190, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #81BEEB

Tints of #81BEEB

Tones of #81BEEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBAC7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81BEEB: #000000.

How #81BEEB 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 #81BEEB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #81BEEA  ·  #81BEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81BEEB?

#81BEEB is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 129, 190, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81BEEB?

#81BEEB is RGB 129, 190, 235 — HSL 205°, 73%, 71% — CMYK 45%, 19%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #81BEEB?

Its complement is #EBAC7F; analogous partners are #7FEBE2 and #7F88EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81BEEB for text?

Black text on #81BEEB has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.