What color is #84A9FA?

#84A9FA is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84A9FA?

The RGB value is 132, 169, 250: 132 red, 169 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84A9FA?

The complementary color is #FAD584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84A9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84A9FA color

#84A9FA rgb(132, 169, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84A9FA is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 66.3% green and 98% blue (132, 169, 250).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#84A9FA color codes

HEX	`#84A9FA`
RGB	`rgb(132, 169, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 66.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 92%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 47%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, 8.69, -44.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 45.06, 281.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.953, 40.181, 96.022)`
Decimal	`8694266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84A9FA, 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 #84A9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84A9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #84A9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84a9fa; }
.text { color: #84a9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84a9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 169 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84a9fa, #9a84fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #84A9FA?: #84A9FA is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84A9FA?: The RGB value is 132, 169, 250: 132 red, 169 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84A9FA?: The complementary color is #FAD584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84A9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.