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Recognised as Colour

#84C0E2

  • #84C0E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#84C0E2 is a blue with RGB values 132, 192, 226 and HSL 202°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#84C0E2#84C0E2
HEX#84C0E2
RGBrgb(132, 192, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7529, 0.8863
RGB percentages51.8%, 75.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(201.7, 61.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 41.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK41.6%, 15%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,700,130
CSS custom property--colour: #84C0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 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#B6B6B6
Inverted#7B3F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BEE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5FC9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 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

Sky blue · ΔE 6.3Light skyblue · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A684
Analogous#84E2D5, #8491E2
Triadic#E284C0, #C0E284
Split complementary#E28491, #E2D584
Tetradic#D584E2, #E2A684, #91E284

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7EAF5
Lighter +10%#ADD5EC
Darker −10%#5BABD8
Darker −20%#3196CF
Darker −30%#2778A6
Darker −40%#1D5A7D
More saturated +25%#71C5F5
Less saturated −25%#97BBCF

Channel breakdown

R132
G192
B226
Red132 (51.8%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue201.7°
Saturation (HSL)61.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G C0 · B E2

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