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Colour

#84A1BC

  • #84A1BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#84A1BC is a blue with RGB values 132, 161, 188 and HSL 209°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#84A1BC#84A1BC
HEX#84A1BC
RGBrgb(132, 161, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6314, 0.7373
RGB percentages51.8%, 63.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(208.9, 29.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 29.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK29.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,692,156
CSS custom property--colour: #84A1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#7B5E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A1BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#909BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#73A7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9F84
Analogous#84BCBB, #8485BC
Triadic#BC84A1, #A1BC84
Split complementary#BC8485, #BCBB84
Tetradic#BB84BC, #BC9F84, #85BC84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EDF2
Lighter +20%#C6D3E0
Lighter +10%#A5BACE
Darker −10%#6388AA
Darker −20%#4D6E8D
Darker −30%#3B546C
Darker −40%#293B4B
More saturated +25%#6CA2D4
Less saturated −25%#9CA0A4

Channel breakdown

R132
G161
B188
Red132 (51.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue208.93°
Saturation (HSL)29.47%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A1 · B BC

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