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Colour

#83CAF1

  • #83CAF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#83CAF1 is a blue with RGB values 131, 202, 241 and HSL 201°, 80%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#83CAF1#83CAF1
HEX#83CAF1
RGBrgb(131, 202, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.7922, 0.9451
RGB percentages51.4%, 79.2%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(201.3, 79.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 45.6%, 94.5%)
CMYK45.6%, 16.2%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,637,169
CSS custom property--colour: #83CAF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#7C350E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7C8F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BCF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#51D4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.1Sky blue · ΔE 5.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.12, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1AA83
Analogous#83F1E1, #8393F1
Triadic#F183CA, #CAF183
Split complementary#F18393, #F1E183
Tetradic#E183F1, #F1AA83, #93F183

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF1FB
Lighter +10%#B1DEF6
Darker −10%#55B6EC
Darker −20%#27A3E7
Darker −30%#1687C5
Darker −40%#116797
More saturated +25%#75CEFF
Less saturated −25%#94C5E0

Channel breakdown

R131
G202
B241
Red131 (51.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue201.27°
Saturation (HSL)79.71%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G CA · B F1

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