#83ABEB#83ABEB
#83ABEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.103 H 259.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83ABEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 171, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 72%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 44%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 3.03, -36.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 36.44, 274.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% -0.0187 -0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.103 259.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9135, 39.9469, 84.2412) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.79
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.37
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.62
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.70
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.57
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83ABEB #EBC383
analogous
#83DFEB #83ABEB #8F83EB
triadic
#83ABEB #EB83AB #ABEB83
tetradic
#83ABEB #EB83DF #EBC383 #83EB8F
square
#83ABEB #EB83DF #EBC383 #83EB8F
split-complementary
#83ABEB #EB8F83 #DFEB83
monochromatic
#2266D2 #4E87E2 #83ABEB #B8CFF4 #E5EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#83ABEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#83ABEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83ABEB
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83ABEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83ABEB | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93AFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5BB9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83abeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 171, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.103 259.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#abc3f1',
500: '#83abeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83abeb; $custom-light: #abc3f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83abeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 171,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.923,
"s": 72.222,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73717,
"c": 0.10313,
"h": 259.6
},
"luminance": 0.39949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83ABEB
secondary
#F2E8D8
accent
#8911D4
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185