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Recognised as Colour

#83C2C7

  • #83C2C7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#83C2C7 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 194, 199 and HSL 184°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#83C2C7#83C2C7
HEX#83C2C7
RGBrgb(131, 194, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.7608, 0.7804
RGB percentages51.4%, 76.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(184.4, 37.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.4, 34.2%, 78%)
CMYK34.2%, 2.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,635,079
CSS custom property--colour: #83C2C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#7C3D38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BDC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB3C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#69C7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 12.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78883
Analogous#83C7AA, #83A0C7
Triadic#C783C2, #C2C783
Split complementary#C783A0, #C7AA83
Tetradic#AA83C7, #C78883, #A0C783

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF6F7
Lighter +20%#C9E5E7
Lighter +10%#A6D3D7
Darker −10%#60B1B7
Darker −20%#47979D
Darker −30%#37757A
Darker −40%#275357
More saturated +25%#6CD5DE
Less saturated −25%#99AFB0

Channel breakdown

R131
G194
B199
Red131 (51.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue184.41°
Saturation (HSL)37.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G C2 · B C7

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