What color is #83A6EF?

#83A6EF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A6EF?

The RGB value is 131, 166, 239: 131 red, 166 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A6EF?

The complementary color is #EFCC83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A6EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A6EF color

#83A6EF rgb(131, 166, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A6EF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.1% green and 93.7% blue (131, 166, 239).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 77% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#83A6EF color codes

HEX	`#83A6EF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 166, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 77%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, 6.98, -40.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 40.92, 279.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.571, 38.327, 87.01)`
Decimal	`8627951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A6EF, 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 #83A6EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A6EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #83A6EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a6ef; }
.text { color: #83a6ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a6ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 166 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a6ef, #9683ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A6EF?: #83A6EF is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A6EF?: The RGB value is 131, 166, 239: 131 red, 166 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A6EF?: The complementary color is #EFCC83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A6EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.