#83A8E2

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #83A8E2

When working with digital screens, the color #83A8E2 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 168 parts green, and 226 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 42% cyan and 26% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83A8E2
RGB131, 168, 226
HSL216.6°, 62.1%, 70.0%
CMYK42%, 26%, 0%, 11%
HSV216.6°, 42.0%, 88.6%
LAB68.3, 2.2, -33.2
XYZ37.1, 38.3, 77.4
Decimal8628450

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.66:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.37:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83A8E2; }
.text-color { color: #83A8E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83A8E2; }

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