What color is #83B4FF?

#83B4FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly Away. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B4FF?

The RGB value is 131, 180, 255: 131 red, 180 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B4FF?

The complementary color is #FFCE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B4FF color

#83B4FF rgb(131, 180, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83B4FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 70.6% green and 100% blue (131, 180, 255).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fly Away (#85B3F3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#83B4FF color codes

HEX	`#83B4FF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 180, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 70.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 29%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.68, 3.72, -42.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.68, 42.25, 275.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.725, 44.685, 100.909)`
Decimal	`8631551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B4FF, 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 #83B4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #83B4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b4ff; }
.text { color: #83b4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 180 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b4ff, #9083ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #83B4FF?: #83B4FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly Away. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B4FF?: The RGB value is 131, 180, 255: 131 red, 180 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B4FF?: The complementary color is #FFCE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.