#83a5f6

Color #83a5f6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#83a5f6

RGB

rgb(131, 165, 246)

HSL

hsl(222.3, 86.5%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.3, 46.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(68.3, 9.57, -44.07)

LCH

lch(68.3, 45.1, 282.25)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1242, 266.08)

HWB

hwb(222.3, 51.4%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6d483

Analogous

#83def6

#83a5f6

#9a83f6

Triadic

#83a5f6

#f683a5

#a5f683

Split-complementary

#83a5f6

#f69a83

#def683

Tetradic

#83a5f6

#d483f6

#f6d483

#a5f683

Square

#83a5f6

#f683de

#f6d483

#83f69a

Shades

Color #83a5f6 mixed toward black.

#487af2

#1151ea

#0d3db0

#082975

#04143b

Tints

Color #83a5f6 mixed toward white.

#98b4f8

#acc3f9

#c1d2fb

#d6e1fc

#eaf0fe

Tones

Color #83a5f6 mixed toward gray.

#8ca9ec

#96ade3

#a0b1d9

#a9b5d0

#b3b9c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393e6 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#918ee2 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#85d8d5 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #83a5f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83a5f6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#83a5f6 (#83a5f6) is rgb(131, 165, 246) in RGB.

No, #83a5f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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