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Recognised as Colour

#83A5CC

  • #83A5CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#83A5CC is a blue with RGB values 131, 165, 204 and HSL 212°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#83A5CC#83A5CC
HEX#83A5CC
RGBrgb(131, 165, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6471, 0.8
RGB percentages51.4%, 64.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(212.1, 41.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 35.8%, 80%)
CMYK35.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,627,660
CSS custom property--colour: #83A5CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#7C5A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6BAEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAA83
Analogous#83CACC, #8583CC
Triadic#CC83A5, #A5CC83
Split complementary#CC8583, #CACC83
Tetradic#CC83CA, #CCAA83, #83CC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF4F9
Lighter +20%#CBD9EA
Lighter +10%#A7BFDB
Darker −10%#5F8BBD
Darker −20%#4471A5
Darker −30%#355881
Darker −40%#26405D
More saturated +25%#6DA4E2
Less saturated −25%#99A6B6

Channel breakdown

R131
G165
B204
Red131 (51.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue212.05°
Saturation (HSL)41.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G A5 · B CC

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