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Colour

#97A0B7

  • #97A0B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#97A0B7 is a blue with RGB values 151, 160, 183 and HSL 223°, 18%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#97A0B7#97A0B7
HEX#97A0B7
RGBrgb(151, 160, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6275, 0.7176
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(223.1, 18.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 17.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK17.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,079
CSS custom property--colour: #97A0B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#685F48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A1B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#979FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#90A4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7AE97
Analogous#97B0B7, #9E97B7
Triadic#B797A0, #A0B797
Split complementary#B79E97, #B0B797
Tetradic#B797B0, #B7AE97, #97B79E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3F6
Lighter +20%#D3D7E1
Lighter +10%#B5BCCC
Darker −10%#7984A2
Darker −20%#5F6B89
Darker −30%#4A536B
Darker −40%#353C4D
More saturated +25%#8196CD
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R151
G160
B183
Red151 (59.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue223.13°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A0 · B B7

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