Information about #81A7BA color

#81A7BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #81A7BA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 167, 186) — 50.6% red, 65.5% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 7 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81A7BA presents itself as a mildly saturated azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Greyblue (#77A1B5).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 167, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #81A7BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81A7BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81A7BA color variations

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#81A7BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #81A7BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81A7BA
  • RGB129, 167, 186
  • CMYK22, 7, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(129, 167, 186)
  • HSL200°, 29%, 62%
  • HSL Precise200°, 29.231%, 61.765%
  • HSV200°, 31%, 73%
  • HSB200°, 31%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.655, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.655, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.655, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81A7BA
  • DECIMAL ID8497082
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01