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Colour

#84B3FF

  • #84B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#84B3FF is a blue with RGB values 132, 179, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#84B3FF#84B3FF
HEX#84B3FF
RGBrgb(132, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages51.8%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.1, 100%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 48.2%, 100%)
CMYK48.2%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,696,831
CSS custom property--colour: #84B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#7B4C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ACFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4EC4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD084
Analogous#84F0FF, #9384FF
Triadic#FF84B3, #B3FF84
Split complementary#FF9384, #F0FF84
Tetradic#FF84F0, #FFD084, #84FF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF2FF
Lighter +10%#B7D3FF
Darker −10%#5193FF
Darker −20%#1E74FF
Darker −30%#0059EA
Darker −40%#0046B7
More saturated +25%#84B3FF
Less saturated −25%#93B7F0

Channel breakdown

R132
G179
B255
Red132 (51.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G B3 · B FF

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