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Recognised as Colour

#83BFCC

  • #83BFCC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#83BFCC is a cyan with RGB values 131, 191, 204 and HSL 191°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#83BFCC#83BFCC
HEX#83BFCC
RGBrgb(131, 191, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.749, 0.8
RGB percentages51.4%, 74.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(190.7, 41.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 35.8%, 80%)
CMYK35.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,634,316
CSS custom property--colour: #83BFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#7C4033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BBCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#67C5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 13.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9083
Analogous#83CCB5, #839ACC
Triadic#CC83BF, #BFCC83
Split complementary#CC839A, #CCB583
Tetradic#B583CC, #CC9083, #9ACC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF7F9
Lighter +20%#CBE4EA
Lighter +10%#A7D2DB
Darker −10%#5FACBD
Darker −20%#4494A5
Darker −30%#357381
Darker −40%#26535D
More saturated +25%#6DCDE2
Less saturated −25%#99B1B6

Channel breakdown

R131
G191
B204
Red131 (51.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue190.68°
Saturation (HSL)41.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G BF · B CC

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