#83ace3

Color #83ace3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.55 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#83ace3

RGB

rgb(131, 172, 227)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 63.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 42.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(69.38, 0.24, -32.02)

LCH

lch(69.38, 32.02, 270.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0918, 255.95)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 51.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3ba83

Analogous

#83dce3

#83ace3

#8a83e3

Triadic

#83ace3

#e383ac

#ace383

Split-complementary

#83ace3

#e38a83

#dce383

Tetradic

#83ace3

#ba83e3

#e3ba83

#ace383

Square

#83ace3

#e383dc

#e3ba83

#83e38a

Shades

Color #83ace3 mixed toward black.

#528bd8

#2c6cc3

#215192

#163661

#0b1b31

Tints

Color #83ace3 mixed toward white.

#98bae8

#acc8ec

#c1d5f1

#d6e3f6

#eaf1fa

Tones

Color #83ace3 mixed toward gray.

#8baddb

#93aed3

#9bafcb

#a3b1c3

#abb2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797d7 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#9491d4 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#85cecb · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #83ace3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83ace3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#83ace3 (#83ace3) is rgb(131, 172, 227) in RGB.

No, #83ace3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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