#83AFDB

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #83AFDB

The precise color #83AFDB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 175 parts green, and 219 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 40% Cyan, 20% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14% Black. With a hue angle of 210.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83AFDB
RGB131, 175, 219
HSL210.0°, 55.0%, 68.6%
CMYK40%, 20%, 0%, 14%
HSV210.0°, 40.2%, 85.9%
LAB69.9, -3.6, -26.9
XYZ37.5, 40.6, 72.9
Decimal8630235

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.12:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue
#87CEFA