#83AECD#83AECD

#83AECD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.065 H 240.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#83AECD
RGB	rgb(131, 174, 205)
HSL	hsl(205, 43%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(205, 36%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.11, -6.75, -20.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.11, 21.44, 251.65°)
OKLab	oklab(73.09% -0.0322 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(73.09% 0.065 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(35.5120, 39.5033, 63.4995)
Luminance	0.3951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#83AECD #CDA283

analogous

#83CDC7 #83AECD #8389CD

triadic

#83AECD #CD83AE #AECD83

tetradic

#83AECD #C783CD #CDA283 #89CD83

square

#83AECD #C783CD #CDA283 #89CD83

split-complementary

#83AECD #CD8389 #CDC783

monochromatic

#3D7298 #5792BB #83AECD #AFCADF #DAE7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#83AECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.90

#83AECD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #83AECD

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##83AECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##83AECD	1.00	2.36	8.90	8.90
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1ADCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A5CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6AB6B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #83aecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 174, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.065 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9c6dc',
    500: '#83aecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #83aecd;
$custom-light: #a9c6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#83aecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.135,
    "s": 42.529,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73092,
    "c": 0.06462,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#83AECD

secondary

#E2D4CA

accent

#6830B6

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101315

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #83AECD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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