Colour

#83A2D4

#83A2D4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#83A2D4 is a blue with RGB values 131, 162, 212 and HSL 217°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#83A2D4

RGBrgb(131, 162, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6353, 0.8314

RGB percentages51.4%, 63.5%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(217, 48.5%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217, 38.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK38.2%, 23.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,626,900

CSS custom property--colour: #83A2D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#7C5D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A5D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#889DD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#68ADB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Sky blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4B583

Analogous#83CAD4, #8D83D4

Triadic#D483A2, #A2D483

Split complementary#D48D83, #CAD483

Tetradic#D483CB, #D4B583, #83D48D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F7FB

Lighter +20%#CFDBEE

Lighter +10%#A9BEE1

Darker −10%#5D86C7

Darker −20%#3E6BB3

Darker −30%#31548D

Darker −40%#243E67

More saturated +25%#6E9DE9

Less saturated −25%#98A7BF

Channel breakdown

R131

G162

B212

Red131 (51.4%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue217.04°

Saturation (HSL)48.5%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G A2 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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