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Recognised as Colour

#83A2E5

  • #83A2E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#83A2E5 is a blue with RGB values 131, 162, 229 and HSL 221°, 65%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#83A2E5#83A2E5
HEX#83A2E5
RGBrgb(131, 162, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6353, 0.898
RGB percentages51.4%, 63.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(221, 65.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 42.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK42.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,626,917
CSS custom property--colour: #83A2E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7C5D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA7E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#809EE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#60B0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5C683
Analogous#83D3E5, #9583E5
Triadic#E583A2, #A2E583
Split complementary#E59583, #D3E583
Tetradic#E583D3, #E5C683, #83E595

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E1F7
Lighter +10%#ADC2EE
Darker −10%#5982DC
Darker −20%#2F63D3
Darker −30%#244FAB
Darker −40%#1B3B81
More saturated +25%#709BF8
Less saturated −25%#96A9D2

Channel breakdown

R131
G162
B229
Red131 (51.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue221.02°
Saturation (HSL)65.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G A2 · B E5

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