Colour

#97A0BA

#97A0BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#97A0BA is a blue with RGB values 151, 160, 186 and HSL 225°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#97A0BA#97A0BA

HEX#97A0BA

RGBrgb(151, 160, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6275, 0.7294

RGB percentages59.2%, 62.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(224.6, 20.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 18.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK18.8%, 14%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,937,082

CSS custom property--colour: #97A0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#685F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A2BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#969FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8FA5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 13 Slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Dark grey · ΔE 15 Thistle · ΔE 18.6 Silver · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BAB197

Analogous#97B2BA, #A097BA

Triadic#BA97A0, #A0BA97

Split complementary#BAA097, #B2BA97

Tetradic#BA97B2, #BAB197, #97BA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F4F7

Lighter +20%#D4D8E3

Lighter +10%#B6BCCE

Darker −10%#7884A6

Darker −20%#5E6A8D

Darker −30%#49536F

Darker −40%#353C50

More saturated +25%#8195D0

Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R151

G160

B186

Red151 (59.2%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue224.57°

Saturation (HSL)20.23%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G A0 · B BA

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