#84adcd

Color #84adcd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#84adcd

RGB

rgb(132, 173, 205)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 42.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 35.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.89, -5.93, -20.68)

LCH

lch(68.89, 21.51, 254)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0643, 242.2)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 51.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda484

Analogous

#84cdc9

#84adcd

#8489cd

Triadic

#84adcd

#cd84ad

#adcd84

Split-complementary

#84adcd

#cd8489

#cdc984

Tetradic

#84adcd

#a484cd

#cda484

#adcd84

Square

#84adcd

#c984cd

#cda484

#89cd84

Shades

Color #84adcd mixed toward black.

#5c92bd

#4176a0

#315978

#203b50

#101e28

Tints

Color #84adcd mixed toward white.

#99bbd5

#adc8de

#c2d6e6

#d6e4ee

#ebf1f7

Tones

Color #84adcd mixed toward gray.

#8aacc7

#90acc1

#96abbb

#9caab5

#a2a9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898c6 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#9592c4 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#86c0bf · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #84adcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#84adcd]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#84adcd (#84adcd) is rgb(132, 173, 205) in RGB.

No, #84adcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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