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Recognised as Colour

#97A0DA

  • #97A0DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97A0DA is a blue with RGB values 151, 160, 218 and HSL 232°, 48%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97A0DA#97A0DA
HEX#97A0DA
RGBrgb(151, 160, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6275, 0.8549
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(231.9, 47.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 30.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK30.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,114
CSS custom property--colour: #97A0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#685F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA6DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#85ABB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 24.8Thistle · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD197
Analogous#97C2DA, #AF97DA
Triadic#DA97A0, #A0DA97
Split complementary#DAAF97, #C2DA97
Tetradic#DA97C2, #DAD197, #97DAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E5F5
Lighter +10%#BDC2E7
Darker −10%#717ECD
Darker −20%#4C5BBF
Darker −30%#39469F
Darker −40%#2B367A
More saturated +25%#8593EC
Less saturated −25%#A9ADC8

Channel breakdown

R151
G160
B218
Red151 (59.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue231.94°
Saturation (HSL)47.52%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A0 · B DA

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