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Recognised as Colour

#97A0BD

  • #97A0BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#97A0BD is a blue with RGB values 151, 160, 189 and HSL 226°, 22%, 67%. 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

#97A0BD#97A0BD
HEX#97A0BD
RGBrgb(151, 160, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6275, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(225.8, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,085
CSS custom property--colour: #97A0BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#685F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.2Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 18.6Silver · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB497
Analogous#97B3BD, #A197BD
Triadic#BD97A0, #A0BD97
Split complementary#BDA197, #B3BD97
Tetradic#BD97B3, #BDB497, #97BDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6F8
Lighter +20%#D5D9E5
Lighter +10%#B6BDD1
Darker −10%#7884A9
Darker −20%#5C6992
Darker −30%#495372
Darker −40%#353C53
More saturated +25%#8295D2
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R151
G160
B189
Red151 (59.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue225.79°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A0 · B BD

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