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#83A3FB Color

#83A3FB is rgb(131, 163, 251) in RGB, hsl(224, 94%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83A3FB
HEX#83A3FB
RGBrgb(131, 163, 251)
HSLhsl(224, 94%, 75%)
HSVhsv(224, 48%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.133 267.9)
LABlab(67.39% 6.50 -48.01)
LCHlch(67.39% 48.45 277.71)

What #83A3FB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #83A3FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.39Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 7.75United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.78French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 13.4Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 15.74Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 15.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#83A3FB Channel Values

How #83A3FB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 131 · G 163 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 94% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 48% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83A3FB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #83A3FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #83A3FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83A3FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#83A3FB
Complementary
#FBDB83
Analogous
#83DFFB
Analogous
#9F83FB
Triadic
#FB83A3
Triadic
#A3FB83
Split comp.
#FB9F83
Split comp.
#DFFB83

Tints & Shades of #83A3FB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#92AEFC
#A6BDFC
#B5C8FD
#C4D3FD
#D2DEFE
#E6EDFE

Shades

#527FFA
#205AF8
#0740DF
#0531A8
#042277
#021445

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #83A3FB.

How #83A3FB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#83A3FB
Protanopia#9E9EFB
Protanomaly#94A0FB
Deuteranopia#9999FB
Deuteranomaly#919DFB
Tritanopia#6CB1B1
Tritanomaly#76ACD3
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #83A3FB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-83a3fb: #83A3FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83A3FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83a3fb': '#83A3FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.639, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_83a3fb">#83A3FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#83A3FB"

More Blue Colors

#83A3FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#83A3FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83A3FB?

#83A3FB is a light blue — rgb(131, 163, 251) in RGB and hsl(224, 94%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #83A3FB?

#83A3FB is rgb(131, 163, 251) — red 131, green 163, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83A3FB?

#83A3FB converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83A3FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #83A3FB scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83A3FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83A3FB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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