#83a5ed

Color #83a5ed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#83a5ed

RGB

rgb(131, 165, 237)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 74.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 44.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 30.4%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(67.91, 6.98, -39.78)

LCH

lch(67.91, 40.39, 279.95)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.1119, 264.46)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 51.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edcb83

Analogous

#83daed

#83a5ed

#9683ed

Triadic

#83a5ed

#ed83a5

#a5ed83

Split-complementary

#83a5ed

#ed9683

#daed83

Tetradic

#83a5ed

#cb83ed

#edcb83

#a5ed83

Square

#83a5ed

#ed83da

#edcb83

#83ed96

Shades

Color #83a5ed mixed toward black.

#4e7ee5

#1f5ad6

#1743a1

#102d6b

#081636

Tints

Color #83a5ed mixed toward white.

#98b4f0

#acc3f3

#c1d2f6

#d6e1f9

#eaf0fc

Tones

Color #83a5ed mixed toward gray.

#8ca8e4

#95abdb

#9eafd3

#a6b2ca

#afb5c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393de · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#918edb · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#85d2cf · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #83a5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83a5ed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#83a5ed (#83a5ed) is rgb(131, 165, 237) in RGB.

No, #83a5ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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