#83A8D3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #83A8D3

When working with digital screens, the color #83A8D3 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 168 green, and 211 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 212.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83A8D3
RGB131, 168, 211
HSL212.2°, 47.6%, 67.1%
CMYK38%, 20%, 0%, 17%
HSV212.2°, 37.9%, 82.7%
LAB67.7, -1.9, -25.9
XYZ35.1, 37.5, 67.0
Decimal8628435

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.51:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83A8D3; }
.text-color { color: #83A8D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83A8D3; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE