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Colour

#84ADEF

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

#84ADEF is a blue with RGB values 132, 173, 239 and HSL 217°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#84ADEF#84ADEF
HEX#84ADEF
RGBrgb(132, 173, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6784, 0.9373
RGB percentages51.8%, 67.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(217, 77%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 44.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK44.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,695,279
CSS custom property--colour: #84ADEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7B5210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B1F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A7EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5ABBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC684
Analogous#84E3EF, #9184EF
Triadic#EF84AD, #ADEF84
Split complementary#EF9184, #E3EF84
Tetradic#EF84E3, #EFC684, #84EF91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE9FB
Lighter +10%#B1CBF5
Darker −10%#578FE9
Darker −20%#2A71E3
Darker −30%#1959C1
Darker −40%#134494
More saturated +25%#74A9FF
Less saturated −25%#95B1DE

Channel breakdown

R132
G173
B239
Red132 (51.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue217.01°
Saturation (HSL)76.98%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G AD · B EF

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