#83CEEB#83CEEB
#83CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.085 H 224.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83CEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 72%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 44%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -15.81, -21.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 26.75, 233.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.28% -0.0604 -0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.28% 0.085 224.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4214, 54.9627, 86.7438) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 0.60
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 1.85
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.89
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.15
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 5.18
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83CEEB #EBA083
analogous
#83EBD4 #83CEEB #839AEB
triadic
#83CEEB #EB83CE #CEEB83
tetradic
#83CEEB #D483EB #EBA083 #9AEB83
square
#83CEEB #D483EB #EBA083 #9AEB83
split-complementary
#83CEEB #EB839A #EBD483
monochromatic
#22A1D2 #4EB9E2 #83CEEB #B8E3F4 #E5F5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#83CEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#83CEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83CEEB
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83CEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83CEEB | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECAED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEBFEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54D7D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83ceeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 206, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.085 224.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acddf1',
500: '#83ceeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83ceeb; $custom-light: #acddf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83ceeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 206,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.731,
"s": 72.222,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81282,
"c": 0.08484,
"h": 224.6
},
"luminance": 0.54966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83CEEB
secondary
#C56F4D
accent
#4811D4
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FCFE
border
#D0D5D6
text
#111516
muted
#818485