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Recognised as Colour

#83B0E6

  • #83B0E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#83B0E6 is a blue with RGB values 131, 176, 230 and HSL 213°, 66%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#83B0E6#83B0E6
HEX#83B0E6
RGBrgb(131, 176, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6902, 0.902
RGB percentages51.4%, 69%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(212.7, 66.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 43%, 90.2%)
CMYK43%, 23.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,630,502
CSS custom property--colour: #83B0E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#7C4F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB2E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA8E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5DBCC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 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 text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B983
Analogous#83E1E6, #8883E6
Triadic#E683B0, #B0E683
Split complementary#E68883, #E1E683
Tetradic#E683E1, #E6B983, #83E688

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E6F7
Lighter +10%#ADCBEF
Darker −10%#5995DD
Darker −20%#2E7AD5
Darker −30%#2362AD
Darker −40%#1A4A83
More saturated +25%#70AEF9
Less saturated −25%#96B2D3

Channel breakdown

R131
G176
B230
Red131 (51.4%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)66.44%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G B0 · B E6

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