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#83AFBC Open Seas

#83AFBC is a light, muted blue named Open Seas. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 68.6% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(131, 175, 188)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 30% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #83AFBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.82:1.

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Variations of #83AFBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#83AFBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#83AFBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #83AFBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA5BC
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6ACBD
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DACBD
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA5BC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96A9BC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70B4B3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7CB1B8
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0AAAD

#83AFBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#83AFBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.82:1 Very good#83AFBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#83AFBC in CSS

/* Open Seas */
.color { color: #83AFBC; }
.background { background-color: #83AFBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #83AFBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(131 175 188);
color: hsl(194 30% 63%);
color: oklch(0.727 0.051 217.9);

#83AFBC FAQ

What color is #83AFBC?

#83AFBC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Open Seas. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #83AFBC?

#83AFBC is rgb(131, 175, 188) in RGB, hsl(194, 30%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #83AFBC?

The complementary color of #83AFBC is #BC9083, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #83AFBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #83AFBC: 8.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #83AFBC a warm or cool color?

#83AFBC is a cool color.