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#83A3F9

#83a3f9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#83a3f9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 63.92% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.39% cyan, 34.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 223.73°, with 90.77% saturation and 74.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #f9d983

Split complementary

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #f99e83
  3. #def983

Analogous

  1. #83def9
  2. #83a3f9
  3. #9e83f9

Triadic

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #f983a3
  3. #a3f983

Tetradic

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #d983f9
  3. #f9d983
  4. #a3f983

Square

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #f983de
  3. #f9d983
  4. #83f99e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a42d9
  2. #3a6df5
  3. #83a3f9
  4. #ccd9fd
  5. #ecf1fe

Shades

#83a3f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #7693e0
  3. #6982c7
  4. #5c72ae
  5. #4f6295
  6. #42527d
  7. #344164
  8. #27314b
  9. #1a2132
  10. #0d1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#83a3f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #8facfa
  3. #9cb5fa
  4. #a8bffb
  5. #b5c8fb
  6. #c1d1fc
  7. #cddafd
  8. #dae3fd
  9. #e6edfe
  10. #f3f6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83a3f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83a3f9
  2. #83a0ed
  3. #829ce1
  4. #8299d5
  5. #8295c9
  6. #8292bd
  7. #818eb0
  8. #818ba4
  9. #818798
  10. #80848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83abfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76a1f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53b5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a8fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca2f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6aaeda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83a3f9 {
  color: #83a3f9;
}
Background
.bg-83a3f9 {
  background-color: #83a3f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83a3f9 {
  border: 2px solid #83a3f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83a3f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 163 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 91% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83a3f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83a3f9, #9e83f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83a3f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 163 249 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.31 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.42 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.56 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.56 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.68 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.67 #7c5c06 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#83a3f9  rgb(131, 163, 249)  hsl(224, 91%, 75%)  Cornflower Blue
#f9d983  rgb(249, 217, 131)  hsl(44, 91%, 75%)  Jasmine
#f983a3  rgb(249, 131, 163)  hsl(344, 91%, 75%)  Flamingo Pink
#a3f983  rgb(163, 249, 131)  hsl(104, 91%, 75%)  Mint Green