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Recognised as Colour

#9797FC

  • #9797FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9797FC is a blue with RGB values 151, 151, 252 and HSL 240°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9797FC#9797FC
HEX#9797FC
RGBrgb(151, 151, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5922, 0.9882
RGB percentages59.2%, 59.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(240, 94.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK40.1%, 40.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,934,844
CSS custom property--colour: #9797FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#686803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#79ABBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCFC97
Analogous#97CAFC, #CA97FC
Triadic#FC9797, #97FC97
Split complementary#FCCA97, #CAFC97
Tetradic#FC97CA, #FCFC97, #97FCCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFF
Lighter +10%#C9C9FD
Darker −10%#6565FB
Darker −20%#3434F9
Darker −30%#0707F3
Darker −40%#0606C1
More saturated +25%#9494FF
Less saturated −25%#A4A4EF

Channel breakdown

R151
G151
B252
Red151 (59.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)94.39%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 97 · B FC

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