What color is #84A3EA?

#84A3EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A3EA?

The RGB value is 132, 163, 234: 132 red, 163 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A3EA?

The complementary color is #EACB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A3EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A3EA color

#84A3EA rgb(132, 163, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84A3EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 63.9% green and 91.8% blue (132, 163, 234).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 71% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#84A3EA color codes

HEX	`#84A3EA`
RGB	`rgb(132, 163, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 63.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 71%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.31, 7.51, -39.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.31, 39.78, 280.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.459, 37.038, 83.001)`
Decimal	`8692714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A3EA, 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 #84A3EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A3EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #84A3EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a3ea; }
.text { color: #84a3ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a3ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 163 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a3ea, #9884ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #84A3EA?: #84A3EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A3EA?: The RGB value is 132, 163, 234: 132 red, 163 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A3EA?: The complementary color is #EACB84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A3EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.