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Recognised as Colour

#84C6F0

  • #84C6F0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#84C6F0 is a blue with RGB values 132, 198, 240 and HSL 203°, 78%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#84C6F0#84C6F0
HEX#84C6F0
RGBrgb(132, 198, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7765, 0.9412
RGB percentages51.8%, 77.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(203.3, 78.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 45%, 94.1%)
CMYK45%, 17.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,701,680
CSS custom property--colour: #84C6F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#7B390F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C5F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#55D1D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.1Sky blue · ΔE 8Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Powder blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.06, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0AE84
Analogous#84F0E4, #8490F0
Triadic#F084C6, #C6F084
Split complementary#F08490, #F0E484
Tetradic#E484F0, #F0AE84, #90F084

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF0FB
Lighter +10%#B1DBF6
Darker −10%#57B1EA
Darker −20%#299CE5
Darker −30%#1881C3
Darker −40%#126396
More saturated +25%#75C9FF
Less saturated −25%#95C2DF

Channel breakdown

R132
G198
B240
Red132 (51.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue203.33°
Saturation (HSL)78.26%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G C6 · B F0

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