HEX Color #83C5FF (Lightskyblue)

About #83C5FF

The precise color #83C5FF 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, 197 green, and 255 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 49% cyan and 23% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 208.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83C5FF

RGB131, 197, 255

HSL208.1°, 100.0%, 75.7%

CMYK49%, 23%, 0%, 0%

HSV208.1°, 48.6%, 100.0%

LAB77.3, -5.6, -35.0

XYZ47.4, 52.0, 102.1

Decimal8635903

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#83C5FF #FFBD83

Analogous

#83FFFB #8386FF

Triadic

#FF83C4 #C4FF83

Tetradic

#FB83FF #FFBD83 #86FF83

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#83C5FF

#90CBFF

#9ED1FF

#ACD8FF

#BADEFF

#C7E5FF

#D5EBFF

#E3F2FF

#F1F8FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#83C5FF

#74AFE2

#6599C6

#5783AA

#486D8D

#3A5771

#2B4155

#1D2B38

#0E151C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.84:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.40:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.69:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83C5FF; }

.text-color { color: #83C5FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #83C5FF; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue

#87CEFA