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Recognised as Colour

#84BAD8

  • #84BAD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#84BAD8 is a blue with RGB values 132, 186, 216 and HSL 201°, 52%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#84BAD8#84BAD8
HEX#84BAD8
RGBrgb(132, 186, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7294, 0.8471
RGB percentages51.8%, 72.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(201.4, 51.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 38.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 13.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,698,584
CSS custom property--colour: #84BAD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#7B4527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB8DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0AFD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#65C2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.9Light skyblue · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 18.7Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8A284
Analogous#84D8CC, #8490D8
Triadic#D884BA, #BAD884
Split complementary#D88490, #D8CC84
Tetradic#CC84D8, #D8A284, #90D884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFD
Lighter +20%#D1E5F1
Lighter +10%#ABD0E4
Darker −10%#5DA4CC
Darker −20%#3B8DBB
Darker −30%#2F7094
Darker −40%#23536D
More saturated +25%#70C0EC
Less saturated −25%#98B4C4

Channel breakdown

R132
G186
B216
Red132 (51.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G BA · B D8

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