HEX Color #83A8DB (Lightskyblue)

About #83A8DB

The precise color #83A8DB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightskyblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 168 green, and 219 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 40% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow, and 14% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83A8DB

RGB131, 168, 219

HSL214.8°, 55.0%, 68.6%

CMYK40%, 23%, 0%, 14%

HSV214.8°, 40.2%, 85.9%

LAB68.0, 0.3, -29.8

XYZ36.1, 37.9, 72.4

Decimal8628443

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#83A8DB #DBB583

Analogous

#83D4DB #8983DB

Triadic

#DB83A8 #A8DB83

Tetradic

#DB83D4 #DBB583 #83DB8A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#83A8DB

#90B1DF

#9EBBE3

#ACC5E7

#BACEEB

#C7D8EF

#D5E2F3

#E3EBF7

#F1F5FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#83A8DB

#7495C2

#6582AA

#577092

#485D79

#3A4A61

#2B3849

#1D2530

#0E1218

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.59:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.30:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83A8DB; }

.text-color { color: #83A8DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #83A8DB; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue

#87CEFA