#83a8c9

Color #83a8c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#83a8c9

RGB

rgb(131, 168, 201)

HSL

hsl(208.3, 39.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.3, 34.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.31, -4.51, -20.88)

LCH

lch(67.31, 21.36, 257.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0631, 245.75)

HWB

hwb(208.3, 51.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9a483

Analogous

#83c9c7

#83a8c9

#8385c9

Triadic

#83a8c9

#c983a8

#a8c983

Split-complementary

#83a8c9

#c98385

#c9c783

Tetradic

#83a8c9

#a483c9

#c9a483

#a8c983

Square

#83a8c9

#c783c9

#c9a483

#85c983

Shades

Color #83a8c9 mixed toward black.

#5c8db8

#43719a

#325574

#22394d

#111c27

Tints

Color #83a8c9 mixed toward white.

#98b6d2

#acc5db

#c1d3e4

#d6e2ed

#eaf0f6

Tones

Color #83a8c9 mixed toward gray.

#89a8c3

#8fa7bd

#95a7b7

#9aa7b2

#a0a6ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9495c2 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#928fc0 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#85bcba · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #83a8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83a8c9]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#83a8c9 (#83a8c9) is rgb(131, 168, 201) in RGB.

No, #83a8c9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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