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Colour

#84AFFF

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

#84AFFF is a blue with RGB values 132, 175, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#84AFFF#84AFFF
HEX#84AFFF
RGBrgb(132, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages51.8%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(219, 100%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 48.2%, 100%)
CMYK48.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,695,807
CSS custom property--colour: #84AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#7B5000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4FC0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD484
Analogous#84EDFF, #9784FF
Triadic#FF84AF, #AFFF84
Split complementary#FF9684, #EDFF84
Tetradic#FF84ED, #FFD484, #84FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF1FF
Lighter +10%#B7D0FF
Darker −10%#518EFF
Darker −20%#1E6DFF
Darker −30%#0052EA
Darker −40%#0040B7
More saturated +25%#84AFFF
Less saturated −25%#93B4F0

Channel breakdown

R132
G175
B255
Red132 (51.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G AF · B FF

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