What color is #83A2E8?

#83A2E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A2E8?

The RGB value is 131, 162, 232: 131 red, 162 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A2E8?

The complementary color is #E8C983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A2E8 color

#83A2E8 rgb(131, 162, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A2E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.5% green and 91% blue (131, 162, 232).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 69% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#83A2E8 color codes

HEX	`#83A2E8`
RGB	`rgb(131, 162, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 69%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 7.26, -38.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 39.3, 280.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.841, 36.49, 81.43)`
Decimal	`8626920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A2E8, 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 #83A2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #83A2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a2e8; }
.text { color: #83a2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 162 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a2e8, #9683e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A2E8?: #83A2E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A2E8?: The RGB value is 131, 162, 232: 131 red, 162 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A2E8?: The complementary color is #E8C983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.