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Recognised as Colour

#84A4FA

  • #84A4FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#84A4FA is a blue with RGB values 132, 164, 250 and HSL 224°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#84A4FA#84A4FA
HEX#84A4FA
RGBrgb(132, 164, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6431, 0.9804
RGB percentages51.8%, 64.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(223.7, 92.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 47.2%, 98%)
CMYK47.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,692,986
CSS custom property--colour: #84A4FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#7B5B05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84ACFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#55B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADA84
Analogous#84DFFA, #9F84FA
Triadic#FA84A4, #A4FA84
Split complementary#FA9F84, #DFFA84
Tetradic#FA84DF, #FADA84, #84FA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EDFE
Lighter +10%#B5C8FC
Darker −10%#5380F8
Darker −20%#225BF6
Darker −30%#0942DC
Darker −40%#0733AB
More saturated +25%#7FA2FF
Less saturated −25%#94ABEA

Channel breakdown

R132
G164
B250
Red132 (51.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue223.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A4 · B FA

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