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Recognised as Colour

#84CDCA

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

#84CDCA is a cyan with RGB values 132, 205, 202 and HSL 178°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#84CDCA#84CDCA
HEX#84CDCA
RGBrgb(132, 205, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.8039, 0.7922
RGB percentages51.8%, 80.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(177.5, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.5, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,703,434
CSS custom property--colour: #84CDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#7B3235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C6CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BCCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68D1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 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 text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 15Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8487
Analogous#84CDA5, #84ACCD
Triadic#CA84CD, #CDCA84
Split complementary#CD84AC, #CDA584
Tetradic#A584CD, #CD8487, #ACCD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F9
Lighter +20%#CDEAE9
Lighter +10%#A8DCDA
Darker −10%#60BEBA
Darker −20%#44A7A3
Darker −30%#358380
Darker −40%#265F5C
More saturated +25%#6EE3DE
Less saturated −25%#9AB7B6

Channel breakdown

R132
G205
B202
Red132 (51.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue177.53°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 84 · G CD · B CA

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