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Recognised as Colour

#83ADFB

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

#83ADFB is a blue with RGB values 131, 173, 251 and HSL 219°, 94%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#83ADFB#83ADFB
HEX#83ADFB
RGBrgb(131, 173, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6784, 0.9843
RGB percentages51.4%, 67.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(219, 93.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 47.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK47.8%, 31.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,629,755
CSS custom property--colour: #83ADFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#7C5204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#50BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD183
Analogous#83E9FB, #9583FB
Triadic#FB83AD, #ADFB83
Split complementary#FB9583, #E9FB83
Tetradic#FB83E9, #FBD183, #83FB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EEFE
Lighter +10%#B4CEFD
Darker −10%#528CF9
Darker −20%#206CF8
Darker −30%#0752DE
Darker −40%#0640AC
More saturated +25%#7FACFF
Less saturated −25%#93B2EB

Channel breakdown

R131
G173
B251
Red131 (51.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G AD · B FB

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