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Recognised as Colour

#83A2E7

  • #83A2E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#83A2E7 is a blue with RGB values 131, 162, 231 and HSL 221°, 68%, 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

#83A2E7#83A2E7
HEX#83A2E7
RGBrgb(131, 162, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6353, 0.9059
RGB percentages51.4%, 63.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(221.4, 67.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 43.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK43.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,626,919
CSS custom property--colour: #83A2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7C5D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A8EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5FB0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7C883
Analogous#83D4E7, #9683E7
Triadic#E783A2, #A2E783
Split complementary#E79683, #D4E783
Tetradic#E783D4, #E7C883, #83E796

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E2F8
Lighter +10%#AEC2EF
Darker −10%#5882DF
Darker −20%#2E62D6
Darker −30%#224EAF
Darker −40%#1A3B84
More saturated +25%#709BFA
Less saturated −25%#95A9D4

Channel breakdown

R131
G162
B231
Red131 (51.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue221.4°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G A2 · B E7

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