Information about #84B8DC color

#84B8DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #84B8DC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 184, 220) — 51.8% red, 72.2% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 14 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#84B8DC presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Azure (#8BB9E7) and Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 184, 220) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #84B8DC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#84B8DC color variations

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#84B8DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #84B8DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#84B8DC
  • RGB132, 184, 220
  • CMYK35, 14, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(132, 184, 220)
  • HSL205°, 56%, 69%
  • HSL Precise204.545°, 55.696%, 69.02%
  • HSV205°, 40%, 86%
  • HSB205°, 40%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.722, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.722, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.722, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID84B8DC
  • DECIMAL ID8698076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01