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Colour

#84AADB

  • #84AADB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#84AADB is a blue with RGB values 132, 170, 219 and HSL 214°, 55%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#84AADB#84AADB
HEX#84AADB
RGBrgb(132, 170, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6667, 0.8588
RGB percentages51.8%, 66.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(213.8, 54.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 39.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK39.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,694,491
CSS custom property--colour: #84AADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#7B5524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ACDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA3DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#66B5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 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 text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBB584
Analogous#84D6DB, #8984DB
Triadic#DB84AA, #AADB84
Split complementary#DB8A84, #D5DB84
Tetradic#DB84D6, #DBB584, #84DB8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFE
Lighter +20%#D3E1F2
Lighter +10%#ABC5E7
Darker −10%#5D8FCF
Darker −20%#3874C1
Darker −30%#2D5C99
Darker −40%#214472
More saturated +25%#70A7EF
Less saturated −25%#98ADC7

Channel breakdown

R132
G170
B219
Red132 (51.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue213.79°
Saturation (HSL)54.72%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G AA · B DB

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