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Colour

#83A3EB

  • #83A3EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#83A3EB is a blue with RGB values 131, 163, 235 and HSL 222°, 72%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#83A3EB#83A3EB
HEX#83A3EB
RGBrgb(131, 163, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6392, 0.9216
RGB percentages51.4%, 63.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 72.2%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 44.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK44.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,627,179
CSS custom property--colour: #83A3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#7C5C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5DB2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCB83
Analogous#83D7EB, #9783EB
Triadic#EB83A3, #A3EB83
Split complementary#EB9783, #D7EB83
Tetradic#EB83D7, #EBCB83, #83EB97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE4F9
Lighter +10%#AFC4F2
Darker −10%#5782E4
Darker −20%#2B62DD
Darker −30%#1E4DB7
Darker −40%#173A8B
More saturated +25%#719CFD
Less saturated −25%#95AAD9

Channel breakdown

R131
G163
B235
Red131 (51.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G A3 · B EB

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