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Recognised as Colour

#84CBD8

  • #84CBD8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#84CBD8 is a cyan with RGB values 132, 203, 216 and HSL 189°, 52%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#84CBD8#84CBD8
HEX#84CBD8
RGBrgb(132, 203, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7961, 0.8471
RGB percentages51.8%, 79.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(189.3, 51.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 38.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,702,936
CSS custom property--colour: #84CBD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#7B3427

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC6D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BBD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#62D1CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D89184
Analogous#84D8BB, #84A1D8
Triadic#D884CB, #CBD884
Split complementary#D884A1, #D8BB84
Tetradic#BB84D8, #D89184, #A1D884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFD
Lighter +20%#D1ECF1
Lighter +10%#ABDBE4
Darker −10%#5DBBCC
Darker −20%#3BA7BB
Darker −30%#2F8494
Darker −40%#23626D
More saturated +25%#70D9EC
Less saturated −25%#98BDC4

Channel breakdown

R132
G203
B216
Red132 (51.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue189.29°
Saturation (HSL)51.85%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G CB · B D8

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