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Colour

#84BCFF

  • #84BCFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#84BCFF is a blue with RGB values 132, 188, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#84BCFF#84BCFF
HEX#84BCFF
RGBrgb(132, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages51.8%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.7, 100%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 48.2%, 100%)
CMYK48.2%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,699,135
CSS custom property--colour: #84BCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#7B4300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4CCBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC784
Analogous#84F9FF, #8A84FF
Triadic#FF84BC, #BCFF84
Split complementary#FF8A84, #FAFF84
Tetradic#FF84F9, #FFC784, #84FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF4FF
Lighter +10%#B7D8FF
Darker −10%#51A0FF
Darker −20%#1E84FF
Darker −30%#006BEA
Darker −40%#0053B7
More saturated +25%#84BCFF
Less saturated −25%#93BDF0

Channel breakdown

R132
G188
B255
Red132 (51.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G BC · B FF

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