What color is #83A3C3?

#83A3C3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A3C3?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 195: 131 red, 163 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A3C3?

The complementary color is #C3A383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A3C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A3C3 color

#83A3C3 rgb(131, 163, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A3C3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 76.5% blue (131, 163, 195).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is High Tide (#85A6C8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#83A3C3 color codes

HEX	`#83A3C3`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, -3.29, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 20.25, 260.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.305, 34.958, 56.665)`
Decimal	`8627139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A3C3, 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 #83A3C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A3C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #83A3C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a3c3; }
.text { color: #83a3c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a3c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a3c3, #8383c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A3C3?: #83A3C3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A3C3?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 195: 131 red, 163 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A3C3?: The complementary color is #C3A383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A3C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.