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Colour

#83ABFF

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

#83ABFF is a blue with RGB values 131, 171, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#83ABFF#83ABFF
HEX#83ABFF
RGBrgb(131, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages51.4%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.6, 100%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 48.6%, 100%)
CMYK48.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,629,247
CSS custom property--colour: #83ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7C5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#4DBDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD783
Analogous#83E9FF, #9983FF
Triadic#FF83AB, #ABFF83
Split complementary#FF9983, #E9FF83
Tetradic#FF83E9, #FFD783, #83FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F0FF
Lighter +10%#B6CEFF
Darker −10%#5088FF
Darker −20%#1D66FF
Darker −30%#004BE9
Darker −40%#003BB6
More saturated +25%#83ABFF
Less saturated −25%#93B1F0

Channel breakdown

R131
G171
B255
Red131 (51.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G AB · B FF

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