#1981a9 color: Blue Paisley
#1981a9 is rgb(25, 129, 169) in RGB and oklch(56.658% 0.10662 230.372) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Cerulean
- cyan-700
- Black 34%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #1981a9
#1981a9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 230°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Blue Paisley (#2282a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.
Lighter: #1981a9 mixed with white
Darker: #1981a9 mixed with black
Calmer: #1981a9 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #1981a9
Questions about #1981a9
What color is #1981a9?
#1981a9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Paisley. In RGB it is rgb(25, 129, 169), in HSL hsl(196.67, 74.23%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.658% 0.10662 230.372).
What colors go well with #1981a9?
The complementary color of #1981a9 is #a86238. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00888f and #5176b5. The triadic partners are #a55a7f and #7a7c26.
Is white or black text more readable on #1981a9?
White text reads better on #1981a9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #1981a9 a warm or cool color?
#1981a9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.107.