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#81a2cd color: Paula Loves Paris

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214°
100%

OKLCH

70.4%
0.073
255°
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.63:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text7.98:1 · AALc 53

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About #81a2cd

#81a2cd is a dusty light blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Paula Loves Paris (#80a4cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #81a2cd mixed with white

  1. 81a2cd
  2. 8dabd2
  3. 99b4d7
  4. a6bedd
  5. b2c7e2
  6. bfd0e7
  7. cbd9ec
  8. d8e3f0
  9. e5ecf5
  10. f2f6fa

Darker: #81a2cd mixed with black

  1. 81a2cd
  2. 6f8cb2
  3. 5e7798
  4. 4e637e
  5. 3e4f66
  6. 2e3c4e
  7. 1f2a38
  8. 121923
  9. 060a0f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #81a2cd with less saturation

  1. 81a2cd
  2. 84a2c9
  3. 87a2c4
  4. 8ba2c0
  5. 8ea1bb
  6. 91a1b7
  7. 94a1b2
  8. 97a0ad
  9. 9aa0a9
  10. 9ca0a4