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Recognised as Colour

#84AAF7

  • #84AAF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#84AAF7 is a blue with RGB values 132, 170, 247 and HSL 220°, 88%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#84AAF7#84AAF7
HEX#84AAF7
RGBrgb(132, 170, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6667, 0.9686
RGB percentages51.8%, 66.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 87.8%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 46.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK46.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,694,519
CSS custom property--colour: #84AAF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#7B5508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A6F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#56BAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Steel blue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7D184
Analogous#84E4F7, #9884F7
Triadic#F784AA, #AAF784
Split complementary#F79784, #E4F784
Tetradic#F784E3, #F7D184, #84F797

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4ECFD
Lighter +10%#B4CBFA
Darker −10%#5489F4
Darker −20%#2468F1
Darker −30%#0E4FD4
Darker −40%#0B3DA4
More saturated +25%#7CA7FF
Less saturated −25%#94B0E7

Channel breakdown

R132
G170
B247
Red132 (51.8%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)87.79%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G AA · B F7

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