Exploring the Color #83CDEE

#83CDEE sits at 199° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 76% saturation and 72% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 131, 205, 238 produces a 11.93:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #83CDEE is essentially indistinguishable from CSS sky blue at this fidelity — about 5 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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