#83B6DB

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #83B6DB

At its core, #83B6DB is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightskyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 182, and 219.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 40% cyan and 17% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83B6DB
RGB131, 182, 219
HSL205.2°, 55.0%, 68.6%
CMYK40%, 17%, 0%, 14%
HSV205.2°, 40.2%, 85.9%
LAB71.8, -7.4, -23.9
XYZ38.9, 43.4, 73.3
Decimal8632027

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.68:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83B6DB; }
.text-color { color: #83B6DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83B6DB; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue
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