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Recognised as Colour

#84A2CD

  • #84A2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#84A2CD is a blue with RGB values 132, 162, 205 and HSL 215°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#84A2CD#84A2CD
HEX#84A2CD
RGBrgb(132, 162, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6353, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 63.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(215.3, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,692,429
CSS custom property--colour: #84A2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#7B5D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A4CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B9DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6DABB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAF84
Analogous#84C7CD, #8B84CD
Triadic#CD84A2, #A2CD84
Split complementary#CD8B84, #C7CD84
Tetradic#CD84C7, #CDAF84, #84CD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F4F9
Lighter +20%#CDD9EA
Lighter +10%#A8BDDC
Darker −10%#6087BE
Darker −20%#446DA7
Darker −30%#355583
Darker −40%#263E5F
More saturated +25%#6E9EE3
Less saturated −25%#9AA6B7

Channel breakdown

R132
G162
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue215.34°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A2 · B CD

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