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Recognised as Colour

#84A1DB

  • #84A1DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#84A1DB is a blue with RGB values 132, 161, 219 and HSL 220°, 55%, 69%. 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

#84A1DB#84A1DB
HEX#84A1DB
RGBrgb(132, 161, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6314, 0.8588
RGB percentages51.8%, 63.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(220, 54.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 39.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK39.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,692,187
CSS custom property--colour: #84A1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#7B5E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA5DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#67ADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBE84
Analogous#84CDDB, #9384DB
Triadic#DB84A1, #A1DB84
Split complementary#DB9384, #CDDB84
Tetradic#DB84CC, #DBBE84, #84DB93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#D3DDF2
Lighter +10%#ABBFE7
Darker −10%#5D83CF
Darker −20%#3866C1
Darker −30%#2D5199
Darker −40%#213C72
More saturated +25%#709AEF
Less saturated −25%#98A8C7

Channel breakdown

R132
G161
B219
Red132 (51.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)54.72%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A1 · B DB

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