Colour

#83A5DC

#83A5DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#83A5DC is a blue with RGB values 131, 165, 220 and HSL 217°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#83A5DC#83A5DC

HEX#83A5DC

RGBrgb(131, 165, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6471, 0.8627

RGB percentages51.4%, 64.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(217.1, 56%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 40.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK40.5%, 25%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,627,676

CSS custom property--colour: #83A5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36903WCAG 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 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#7C5A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91A8DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#64B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1 Sky blue · ΔE 23.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCBA83

Analogous#83D2DC, #8D83DC

Triadic#DC83A5, #A5DC83

Split complementary#DC8D83, #D2DC83

Tetradic#DC83D2, #DCBA83, #83DC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFCFE

Lighter +20%#D3DFF2

Lighter +10%#ABC2E7

Darker −10%#5B88D1

Darker −20%#376CC2

Darker −30%#2C569A

Darker −40%#204073

More saturated +25%#6FA0F0

Less saturated −25%#97AAC8

Channel breakdown

R131

G165

B220

Red131 (51.4%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue217.08°

Saturation (HSL)55.97%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G A5 · B DC

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