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Colour

#83A0DE

  • #83A0DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#83A0DE is a blue with RGB values 131, 160, 222 and HSL 221°, 58%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#83A0DE#83A0DE
HEX#83A0DE
RGBrgb(131, 160, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6275, 0.8706
RGB percentages51.4%, 62.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(220.9, 58%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 41%, 87.1%)
CMYK41%, 27.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,626,398
CSS custom property--colour: #83A0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#7C5F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA5E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#819CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#64ADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC183
Analogous#83CEDE, #9383DE
Triadic#DE83A0, #A0DE83
Split complementary#DE9383, #CEDE83
Tetradic#DE83CE, #DEC183, #83DE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D4DEF3
Lighter +10%#ABBFE9
Darker −10%#5B81D3
Darker −20%#3563C6
Darker −30%#2A4F9E
Darker −40%#1F3B76
More saturated +25%#6F99F2
Less saturated −25%#97A7CA

Channel breakdown

R131
G160
B222
Red131 (51.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue220.88°
Saturation (HSL)57.96%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G A0 · B DE

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