#84BAFF
Cornflower · light cool blue
About #84BAFF
With the hex code #84BAFF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 73% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 48% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Cornflower and Periwinkle — a ΔE of 18.1 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFC984, a peach shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #84BAFF?
With the hex code #84BAFF, this is a light blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 73% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 48% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #84BAFF?
Use black text. Black on #84BAFF has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #84BAFF?
Its complementary colour is #FFC984, and analogous partners are #84F8FF and #8B84FF.