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Recognised as Colour

#83CACC

  • #83CACC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#83CACC is a cyan with RGB values 131, 202, 204 and HSL 182°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#83CACC#83CACC
HEX#83CACC
RGBrgb(131, 202, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.7922, 0.8
RGB percentages51.4%, 79.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(181.6, 41.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 35.8%, 80%)
CMYK35.8%, 1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,637,132
CSS custom property--colour: #83CACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#7C3533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#66CFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 13.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 15Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8583
Analogous#83CCAA, #83A6CC
Triadic#CC83CA, #CACC83
Split complementary#CC83A6, #CCAA83
Tetradic#A983CC, #CC8583, #A5CC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF8F9
Lighter +20%#CBE9EA
Lighter +10%#A7D9DB
Darker −10%#5FBBBD
Darker −20%#44A2A5
Darker −30%#357F81
Darker −40%#265B5D
More saturated +25%#6DDFE2
Less saturated −25%#99B5B6

Channel breakdown

R131
G202
B204
Red131 (51.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue181.64°
Saturation (HSL)41.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G CA · B CC

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