What color is #83A0BE?

#83A0BE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A0BE?

The RGB value is 131, 160, 190: 131 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A0BE?

The complementary color is #BEA183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A0BE color

#83A0BE rgb(131, 160, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A0BE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 62.7% green and 74.5% blue (131, 160, 190).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#83A0BE color codes

HEX	`#83A0BE`
RGB	`rgb(131, 160, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 62.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, -2.89, -18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 18.95, 261.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.222, 33.683, 53.562)`
Decimal	`8626366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A0BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #83A0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #83A0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a0be; }
.text { color: #83a0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 160 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a0be, #8383be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A0BE?: #83A0BE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A0BE?: The RGB value is 131, 160, 190: 131 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A0BE?: The complementary color is #BEA183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.