#83a2e8

Color #83a2e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#83a2e8

RGB

rgb(131, 162, 232)

HSL

hsl(221.6, 68.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.6, 43.5%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(66.89, 7.26, -38.62)

LCH

lch(66.89, 39.3, 280.65)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.1084, 265.5)

HWB

hwb(221.6, 51.4%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8c983

Analogous

#83d5e8

#83a2e8

#9783e8

Triadic

#83a2e8

#e883a2

#a2e883

Split-complementary

#83a2e8

#e89783

#d5e883

Tetradic

#83a2e8

#c983e8

#e8c983

#a2e883

Square

#83a2e8

#e883d5

#e8c983

#83e897

Shades

Color #83a2e8 mixed toward black.

#507cdf

#2659cc

#1c4399

#132c66

#091633

Tints

Color #83a2e8 mixed toward white.

#98b2ec

#acc1f0

#c1d1f4

#d6e0f7

#eaf0fb

Tones

Color #83a2e8 mixed toward gray.

#8ca5e0

#94a9d7

#9caccf

#a5afc6

#adb2be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192da · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#908dd6 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#85cecb · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #83a2e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83a2e8]

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

#83a2e8 (#83a2e8) is rgb(131, 162, 232) in RGB.

No, #83a2e8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #83a2e8, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast