Information about #83BACD color

#83BACD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #83BACD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(131, 186, 205) — 51.4% red, 72.9% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 7 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#83BACD is a confidently colored azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Seagull (#77B7D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 186, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #83BACD: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #83BACD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#83BACD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#83BACD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #83BACD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#83BACD
  • RGB131, 186, 205
  • CMYK29, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(131, 186, 205)
  • HSL195°, 43%, 66%
  • HSL Precise195.405°, 42.529%, 65.882%
  • HSV195°, 36%, 80%
  • HSB195°, 36%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.729, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.729, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.729, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID83BACD
  • DECIMAL ID8633037
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01