Colour
#83DAE0
- #83DAE0
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#83DAE0 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 218, 224 and HSL 184°, 60%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#83DAE0#83DAE0
HEX#83DAE0
RGBrgb(131, 218, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.8549, 0.8784
RGB percentages51.4%, 85.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(183.9, 60%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 41.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK41.5%, 2.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,641,248
CSS custom property--colour: #83DAE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#7C251F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E08983
Analogous#83E0B7, #83ACE0
Triadic#E083DA, #DAE083
Split complementary#E083AC, #E0B883
Tetradic#B783E0, #E08983, #ABE083
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G218
B224
Red131 (51.4%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue183.87°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G DA · B E0
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