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#83a5cd color: Paula Loves Paris

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212°
100%

OKLCH

71.1%
0.070
253°
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.55:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.23:1 · AALc 54

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About #83a5cd

#83a5cd is a dusty light blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Paula Loves Paris (#80a4cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #83a5cd mixed with white

  1. 83a5cd
  2. 8faed2
  3. 9bb7d7
  4. a7c0dc
  5. b4c9e1
  6. c0d2e6
  7. ccdbeb
  8. d9e4f0
  9. e6edf5
  10. f2f6fa

Darker: #83a5cd mixed with black

  1. 83a5cd
  2. 718fb2
  3. 607998
  4. 4f657e
  5. 3f5166
  6. 2f3d4e
  7. 202b38
  8. 121a23
  9. 060a0f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #83a5cd with less saturation

  1. 83a5cd
  2. 86a5c9
  3. 8aa5c5
  4. 8da4c0
  5. 90a4bc
  6. 93a4b8
  7. 96a3b3
  8. 99a3af
  9. 9ca3ab
  10. 9fa2a6