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Recognised as Colour

#84A1D8

  • #84A1D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#84A1D8 is a blue with RGB values 132, 161, 216 and HSL 219°, 52%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#84A1D8#84A1D8
HEX#84A1D8
RGBrgb(132, 161, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6314, 0.8471
RGB percentages51.8%, 63.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(219.3, 51.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 38.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 25.5%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,692,184
CSS custom property--colour: #84A1D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#7B5E27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA5DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#859DD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8BB84
Analogous#84CBD8, #9184D8
Triadic#D884A1, #A1D884
Split complementary#D89184, #CBD884
Tetradic#D884CB, #D8BB84, #84D891

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFD
Lighter +20%#D1DCF1
Lighter +10%#ABBFE4
Darker −10%#5D83CC
Darker −20%#3B67BB
Darker −30%#2F5294
Darker −40%#233C6D
More saturated +25%#709BEC
Less saturated −25%#98A7C4

Channel breakdown

R132
G161
B216
Red132 (51.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue219.29°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A1 · B D8

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