#84b8eb color: Electric Eel
#84b8eb is rgb(132, 184, 235) in RGB and oklch(76.54% 0.09183 248.629) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- blue-300
- Black 8%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #84b8eb
#84b8eb is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 249°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.04:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Electric Eel (#88bbee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-300.
Lighter: #84b8eb mixed with white
Darker: #84b8eb mixed with black
Calmer: #84b8eb with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #84b8eb
Questions about #84b8eb
What color is #84b8eb?
#84b8eb is bright light blue. The closest named color is Electric Eel. In RGB it is rgb(132, 184, 235), in HSL hsl(209.71, 72.03%, 71.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.54% 0.09183 248.629).
What colors go well with #84b8eb?
The complementary color of #84b8eb is #d9a871. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69c1da and #a5aded. The triadic partners are #e69aa7 and #a1be7f.
Is white or black text more readable on #84b8eb?
Black text reads better on #84b8eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #84b8eb a warm or cool color?
#84b8eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.092.