What color is #84B0DC?

#84B0DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84B0DC?

The RGB value is 132, 176, 220: 132 red, 176 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84B0DC?

The complementary color is #DCB084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84B0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84B0DC color

#84B0DC rgb(132, 176, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #84B0DC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 69% green and 86.3% blue (132, 176, 220).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is High Seas (#7DABD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#84B0DC color codes

HEX	`#84B0DC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 176, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 69%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 40%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 20%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -3.62, -26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 27.07, 262.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.955, 41.121, 73.634)`
Decimal	`8696028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84B0DC, 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 #84B0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#84B0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #84B0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84b0dc; }
.text { color: #84b0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84b0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 176 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84b0dc, #8484dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #84B0DC?: #84B0DC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color High Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84B0DC?: The RGB value is 132, 176, 220: 132 red, 176 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84B0DC?: The complementary color is #DCB084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84B0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.