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#83a8fa color: Fennel Flower

#83a8fa is rgb(131, 168, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.809% 0.12623 264.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

73.8%
0.126
265°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #83a8fa

#83a8fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #83a8fa mixed with white

  1. 83a8fa
  2. 8fb1fb
  3. 9bbafc
  4. a7c3fd
  5. b3cbfe
  6. c0d4ff
  7. ccddff
  8. d9e5ff
  9. e5eeff
  10. f2f6ff

Darker: #83a8fa mixed with black

  1. 83a8fa
  2. 7192d9
  3. 607cba
  4. 4f679b
  5. 3f527d
  6. 2f3f61
  7. 202c46
  8. 121a2d
  9. 060a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #83a8fa with less saturation

  1. 83a8fa
  2. 87a9f2
  3. 8ba9eb
  4. 8faae3
  5. 93aadb
  6. 97aad3
  7. 9baacb
  8. 9faac3
  9. a2aabb
  10. a6aab2

Questions about #83a8fa

What color is #83a8fa?

#83a8fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(131, 168, 250), in HSL hsl(221.34, 92.25%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.809% 0.12623 264.981).

What colors go well with #83a8fa?

The complementary color of #83a8fa is #cfa33f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4bb6ee and #b099f1. The triadic partners are #ef8981 and #75bf77.

Is white or black text more readable on #83a8fa?

Black text reads better on #83a8fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #83a8fa a warm or cool color?

#83a8fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 73.8% and its chroma 0.126.