#84A7CEWindfall (#84A7CE) is a light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 252°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.069. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #84A7CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 167, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 43%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 36%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.3 -2.4 -23.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.717 0.069 252) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Windfall shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8ea3c1 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#8ba8ca — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#84a7ce — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#84a8d1 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Windfall in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.5:1 and against black 8.4:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e9f3ff · #accdf1 · #84a7ce · #6080a2 · #405b79 · #223a53
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9fd3e4 · #8dbedb · #84a7ce · #7e90bd · #7a7ba5 · #72668b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c8bed7 · #84a7ce · #6988ab · #715d8b · #334e6c · #362d43
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dbecff · #bcc8d5 · #84a7ce · #9f7b4f · #536477 · #3a4552
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #84a7ce · #828991 · #55514d · #1b222a · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3ff · #bdcddf · #84a7ce · #192f48 · #000d23 · #f4ac4a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6f9d6 · #e2d88e · #84a7ce · #44579f · #2b3727 · #061013
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcf0e2 · #84a7ce · #a87c6c · #5b531c · #3a1506 · #030200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedee · #84a7ce · #a9797f · #435a2d · #162703 · #070001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdecf6 · #84a7ce · #a27a93 · #6c4a1e · #002918 · #120600
#95B4D7 · #A6C1E0 · #B7CEE8 · #C9DCF1 · #DAE9FA
#6A89AC · #506C8A · #38506B · #21364C · #0C1D30
#8BA6C5 · #92A6BC · #99A5B3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.