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Colour

#84AED0

  • #84AED0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#84AED0 is a blue with RGB values 132, 174, 208 and HSL 207°, 45%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#84AED0#84AED0
HEX#84AED0
RGBrgb(132, 174, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6824, 0.8157
RGB percentages51.8%, 68.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(206.8, 44.7%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 36.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK36.5%, 16.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,695,504
CSS custom property--colour: #84AED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7B512F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0AED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A6CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6AB6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0A684
Analogous#84D0CC, #8488D0
Triadic#D084AE, #AED084
Split complementary#D08488, #D0CC84
Tetradic#CC84D0, #D0A684, #88D084

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FA
Lighter +20%#CEDFEC
Lighter +10%#A9C6DE
Darker −10%#5F96C2
Darker −20%#427DAC
Darker −30%#346287
Darker −40%#264762
More saturated +25%#6FB0E5
Less saturated −25%#99ACBB

Channel breakdown

R132
G174
B208
Red132 (51.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue206.84°
Saturation (HSL)44.71%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G AE · B D0

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