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#84AECD Color

#84AECD is rgb(132, 174, 205) in RGB, hsl(205, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 15%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#84AECD
HEX#84AECD
RGBrgb(132, 174, 205)
HSLhsl(205, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(205, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 15%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.064 240.7)
LABlab(68.88% -8.87 -20.64)
LCHlch(68.88% 22.47 246.76)

What #84AECD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #84AECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 5.68Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 5.72Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.07Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.14Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.36Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#84AECD Channel Values

How #84AECD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 132 · G 174 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #84AECD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #84AECD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #84AECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #84AECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#84AECD
Complementary
#CDA284
Analogous
#84CDC7
Analogous
#848ACD
Triadic
#CD84AE
Triadic
#AECD84
Split comp.
#CD848A
Split comp.
#CDC784

Tints & Shades of #84AECD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96BAD4
#A4C4DA
#B7D0E1
#C5D9E7
#D7E5EF
#E6EEF5

Shades

#6399BF
#4783AE
#3A6A8D
#2E5570
#213C50
#13232F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #84AECD.

How #84AECD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#84AECD
Protanopia#A8A8CD
Protanomaly#9BAACD
Deuteranopia#A2A2CE
Deuteranomaly#97A7CD
Tritanopia#7EB2B2
Tritanomaly#80B1BE
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

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Using #84AECD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-84aecd: #84AECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #84AECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-84aecd': '#84AECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.682, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_84aecd">#84AECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#84AECD"

More Blue Colors

#84AECD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#84AECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #84AECD?

#84AECD is a light blue — rgb(132, 174, 205) in RGB and hsl(205, 42%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #84AECD?

#84AECD is rgb(132, 174, 205) — red 132, green 174, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #84AECD?

#84AECD converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 15%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #84AECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #84AECD scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #84AECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #84AECD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.28, which is visibly different.

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