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Recognised as Colour

#84CBE4

  • #84CBE4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#84CBE4 is a cyan with RGB values 132, 203, 228 and HSL 196°, 64%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#84CBE4#84CBE4
HEX#84CBE4
RGBrgb(132, 203, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.7961, 0.8941
RGB percentages51.8%, 79.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(195.6, 64%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 42.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK42.1%, 11%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,702,948
CSS custom property--colour: #84CBE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#7B341B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC7E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBCE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5BD3D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 2.5Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 2.48, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E49D84
Analogous#84E4CD, #849BE4
Triadic#E484CB, #CBE484
Split complementary#E4849B, #E4CD84
Tetradic#CD84E4, #E49D84, #9BE484

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8EEF6
Lighter +10%#AEDDED
Darker −10%#5AB9DB
Darker −20%#30A8D2
Darker −30%#2587AA
Darker −40%#1C6680
More saturated +25%#71D4F7
Less saturated −25%#97C2D1

Channel breakdown

R132
G203
B228
Red132 (51.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue195.63°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G CB · B E4

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