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#83CADE

#83cade ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#83cade is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 79.22% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.99% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.19°, with 57.96% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5234

Complementary

  1. #83cade
  2. #de9783

Split complementary

  1. #83cade
  2. #de839d
  3. #dec583

Analogous

  1. #83dec5
  2. #83cade
  3. #839dde

Triadic

  1. #83cade
  2. #de83ca
  3. #cade83

Tetradic

  1. #83cade
  2. #9783de
  3. #de9783
  4. #cade83

Square

  1. #83cade
  2. #c583de
  3. #de9783
  4. #9dde83

Monochromatic

  1. #2a849e
  2. #47b0ce
  3. #83cade
  4. #bfe4ee
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#83cade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83cade
  2. #76b6c8
  3. #69a2b2
  4. #5c8d9b
  5. #4f7985
  6. #42656f
  7. #345159
  8. #273d43
  9. #1a282c
  10. #0d1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#83cade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83cade
  2. #8fcfe1
  3. #9cd5e5
  4. #a8dae8
  5. #b5dfeb
  6. #c1e5ef
  7. #cdeaf2
  8. #daeff5
  9. #e6f4f8
  10. #f3fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83cade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83cade
  2. #83c3d5
  3. #82bbcb
  4. #82b4c2
  5. #82acb8
  6. #82a5af
  7. #819ea6
  8. #81969c
  9. #818f93
  10. #808789
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc6df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebbde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5dd1d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c7df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fc1de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6eced6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83cade {
  color: #83cade;
}
Background
.bg-83cade {
  background-color: #83cade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83cade {
  border: 2px solid #83cade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83cade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 202 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 58% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83cade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83cade, #839dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83cade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 202 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.75 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.48 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.80 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.03 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.39 #7c3521 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#83cade  rgb(131, 202, 222)  hsl(193, 58%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#de9783  rgb(222, 151, 131)  hsl(13, 58%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#de83ca  rgb(222, 131, 202)  hsl(313, 58%, 69%)  Orchid
#cade83  rgb(202, 222, 131)  hsl(73, 58%, 69%)  June Bud