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Recognised as Colour

#84A5FA

  • #84A5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#84A5FA is a blue with RGB values 132, 165, 250 and HSL 223°, 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

#84A5FA#84A5FA
HEX#84A5FA
RGBrgb(132, 165, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6471, 0.9804
RGB percentages51.8%, 64.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(223.2, 92.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 47.2%, 98%)
CMYK47.2%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,693,242
CSS custom property--colour: #84A5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#7B5A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ADFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#55B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD984
Analogous#84E0FA, #9E84FA
Triadic#FA84A5, #A5FA84
Split complementary#FA9E84, #E0FA84
Tetradic#FA84E0, #FAD984, #84FA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EDFE
Lighter +10%#B5C9FC
Darker −10%#5381F8
Darker −20%#225DF6
Darker −30%#0944DC
Darker −40%#0735AB
More saturated +25%#7FA3FF
Less saturated −25%#94ACEA

Channel breakdown

R132
G165
B250
Red132 (51.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue223.22°
Saturation (HSL)92.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G A5 · B FA

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