#83A9B3Equanimity (#83A9B3) is a light, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 216°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.044. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #83A9B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 169, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 24%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 27%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 30%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(66.9 -10.5 -9.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.044 216) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Equanimity shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8da5a7 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green, loses intensity#8aaaaf — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#83a9b3 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#83aab6 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Equanimity in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.53:1 and against black 8.29:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dcf8ff · #aed0d9 · #83a9b3 · #61838c · #405f67 · #223d43
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9dd4cb · #80c2c5 · #83a9b3 · #6297b2 · #5e81a2 · #5a6c8e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b6c1da · #83a9b3 · #548d9c · #536592 · #1b535f · #273046
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#caf0fa · #b5c8cd · #83a9b3 · #a87061 · #48666e · #32464b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efed · #83a9b3 · #7d898c · #554f4e · #172326 · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f9 · #bccdd2 · #83a9b3 · #0e2930 · #00070b · #ec5f3a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e6f5f9 · #bccdd2 · #83a9b3 · #0e2930 · #00070b · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffede9 · #83a9b3 · #a77a6e · #744133 · #3a1309 · #000305
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffede9 · #83a9b3 · #a67781 · #6d481f · #39111c · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcecf8 · #83a9b3 · #9e7994 · #5d5019 · #292000 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eefe · #83a9b3 · #8f7da4 · #744133 · #192600 · #050000
#94B6BF · #A6C3CA · #B7D0D6 · #C9DDE2 · #DAEAEE
#698B94 · #506E76 · #375259 · #21383E · #0C1F24
#8AA7AF · #91A6AC · #97A4A8
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.