Palettes / Colors / #81BFDA

#81BFDA — Light Blue

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

#81BFDA 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 #DA9B81; it also sits naturally between #81DAC8 and #8192DA. 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 85%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81BFDA

.text { color: #81BFDA; }
.background { background-color: #81BFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81BFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 191, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 55%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81BFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 191, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81BFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 191, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #81BFDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA9B81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81BFDA: #000000.

How #81BFDA 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 #81BFDA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #81BFDA 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

← #81BFD9  ·  #81BFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81BFDA?

#81BFDA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 129, 191, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81BFDA?

#81BFDA is RGB 129, 191, 218 — HSL 198°, 55%, 68% — CMYK 41%, 12%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #81BFDA?

Its complement is #DA9B81; analogous partners are #81DAC8 and #8192DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81BFDA for text?

Black text on #81BFDA has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.