#83AEC6#83AEC6
#83AEC6 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.058 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83AEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 174, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 37%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 34%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.88, -8.54, -16.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.88, 18.89, 243.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.82% -0.0348 -0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.82% 0.058 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6859, 39.1728, 59.1486) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.21
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.52
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.45
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.89
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.39
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83AEC6 #C69B83
analogous
#83C6BD #83AEC6 #838CC6
triadic
#83AEC6 #C683AE #AEC683
tetradic
#83AEC6 #BD83C6 #C69B83 #8CC683
square
#83AEC6 #BD83C6 #C69B83 #8CC683
split-complementary
#83AEC6 #C6838C #C6BD83
monochromatic
#41728E #5993B3 #83AEC6 #ADC9D9 #D7E5ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#83AEC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#83AEC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83AEC6
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83AEC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83AEC6 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3ACC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A5C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DB5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83aec6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 174, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.058 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9c6d7',
500: '#83aec6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83aec6; $custom-light: #a9c6d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83aec6",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 174,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.493,
"s": 37.017,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72825,
"c": 0.05786,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.39175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83AEC6
secondary
#DECFC7
accent
#6136B0
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101314
muted
#7F8283