#83B2CC#83B2CC
#83B2CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.063 H 232.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83B2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 178, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 42%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 36%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, -9.17, -18.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 20.34, 243.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% -0.0377 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.063 232.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1760, 41.0237, 63.1272) |
| Luminance | 0.4103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.05
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.34
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.78
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.11
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.54
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83B2CC #CC9D83
analogous
#83CCC1 #83B2CC #838DCC
triadic
#83B2CC #CC83B2 #B2CC83
tetradic
#83B2CC #C183CC #CC9D83 #8DCC83
square
#83B2CC #C183CC #CC9D83 #8DCC83
split-complementary
#83B2CC #CC838D #CCC183
monochromatic
#3E7797 #5897BA #83B2CC #AECDDE #DAE8F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#83B2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#83B2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83B2CC
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83B2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83B2CC | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AB9BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83b2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 178, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.063 232.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9c9db',
500: '#83b2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83b2cc; $custom-light: #a9c9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83b2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 178,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.37,
"s": 41.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73933,
"c": 0.06255,
"h": 232.9
},
"luminance": 0.41026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83B2CC
secondary
#E2D2C9
accent
#6031B5
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#101315
muted
#7F8283