What color is #84A7CE?

#84A7CE is a light, desaturated azure known as Windfall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Windfall?

The RGB value is 132, 167, 206: 132 red, 167 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Windfall?

The complementary color is #CEAB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Windfall color: hex code #84A7CE

#84A7CE rgb(132, 167, 206)

Shades of blue

Windfall has the hex code #84A7CE. It is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 65.5% green and 80.8% blue (132, 167, 206).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

Windfall (#84A7CE) color codes

HEX	`#84A7CE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 167, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 65.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 36%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, -2.38, -23.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 23.82, 264.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.472, 36.997, 63.705)`
Decimal	`8693710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Windfall, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #84A7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #84A7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a7ce; }
.text { color: #84a7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 167 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a7ce, #8684ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

See #84A7CE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #84A7CE?: #84A7CE is a light, desaturated azure known as Windfall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Windfall?: The RGB value is 132, 167, 206: 132 red, 167 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Windfall?: The complementary color is #CEAB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.