#83AED6#83AED6
#83AED6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.074 H 247.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83AED6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 174, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 50%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 39%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -4.39, -24.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 25.19, 259.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.0291 -0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.074 247) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6298, 39.9504, 69.3864) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.40
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.87
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.11
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.92
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.12
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83AED6 #D6AB83
analogous
#83D6D5 #83AED6 #8384D6
triadic
#83AED6 #D683AE #AED683
tetradic
#83AED6 #D583D6 #D6AB83 #84D683
square
#83AED6 #D583D6 #D6AB83 #84D683
split-complementary
#83AED6 #D68384 #D6D583
monochromatic
#3771A7 #5590C7 #83AED6 #B1CCE5 #DFEAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#83AED6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#83AED6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83AED6
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83AED6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83AED6 | 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)
#9EAED8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A6D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66B7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83aed6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 174, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.074 247.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aac6e2',
500: '#83aed6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83aed6; $custom-light: #aac6e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83aed6",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 174,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.916,
"s": 50.303,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7345,
"c": 0.07449,
"h": 247
},
"luminance": 0.39952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83AED6
secondary
#E7DACE
accent
#7028BE
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283