Colour

#83A5D4

#83A5D4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#83A5D4 is a blue with RGB values 131, 165, 212 and HSL 215°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#83A5D4

RGBrgb(131, 165, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6471, 0.8314

RGB percentages51.4%, 64.7%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(214.8, 48.5%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 38.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK38.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,627,668

CSS custom property--colour: #83A5D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#7C5A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94A7D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B9FD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#68AFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 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 text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Sky blue · ΔE 20.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4B283

Analogous#83CED4, #8983D4

Triadic#D483A5, #A5D483

Split complementary#D48983, #CED483

Tetradic#D483CE, #D4B283, #83D489

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F7FB

Lighter +20%#CFDCEE

Lighter +10%#A9C0E1

Darker −10%#5D8AC7

Darker −20%#3E6FB3

Darker −30%#31588D

Darker −40%#244067

More saturated +25%#6EA2E9

Less saturated −25%#98A8BF

Channel breakdown

R131

G165

B212

Red131 (51.4%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue214.81°

Saturation (HSL)48.5%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G A5 · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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