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Recognised as Colour

#84C9CD

  • #84C9CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#84C9CD is a cyan with RGB values 132, 201, 205 and HSL 183°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#84C9CD#84C9CD
HEX#84C9CD
RGBrgb(132, 201, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7882, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 78.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(183.3, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,702,413
CSS custom property--colour: #84C9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#7B3632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#67CECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 12.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8884
Analogous#84CDAD, #84A5CD
Triadic#CD84C9, #C9CD84
Split complementary#CD84A5, #CDAD84
Tetradic#AD84CD, #CD8884, #A5CD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F9
Lighter +20%#CDE9EA
Lighter +10%#A8D9DC
Darker −10%#60B9BE
Darker −20%#44A2A7
Darker −30%#357F83
Darker −40%#265B5F
More saturated +25%#6EDCE3
Less saturated −25%#9AB6B7

Channel breakdown

R132
G201
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue183.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G C9 · B CD

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