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Colour

#83AEC8

  • #83AEC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#83AEC8 is a blue with RGB values 131, 174, 200 and HSL 203°, 39%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#83AEC8#83AEC8
HEX#83AEC8
RGBrgb(131, 174, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6824, 0.7843
RGB percentages51.4%, 68.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(202.6, 38.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 34.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK34.5%, 13%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,629,960
CSS custom property--colour: #83AEC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#7C5137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ADC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A5C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6CB5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89D83
Analogous#83C8BF, #838CC8
Triadic#C883AE, #AEC883
Split complementary#C8838C, #C8BF83
Tetradic#BF83C8, #C89D83, #8CC883

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF3F7
Lighter +20%#CADCE7
Lighter +10%#A6C5D8
Darker −10%#6097B8
Darker −20%#467D9F
Darker −30%#37617B
Darker −40%#274658
More saturated +25%#6DB4DE
Less saturated −25%#99A8B2

Channel breakdown

R131
G174
B200
Red131 (51.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue202.61°
Saturation (HSL)38.55%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G AE · B C8

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