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Recognised as Colour

#97A0DE

  • #97A0DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97A0DE is a blue with RGB values 151, 160, 222 and HSL 232°, 52%, 73%. 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

#97A0DE#97A0DE
HEX#97A0DE
RGBrgb(151, 160, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6275, 0.8706
RGB percentages59.2%, 62.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(232.4, 51.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 32%, 87.1%)
CMYK32%, 27.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,118
CSS custom property--colour: #97A0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36995WCAG 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 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#685F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA7E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A1DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#84ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Thistle · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED597
Analogous#97C4DE, #B297DE
Triadic#DE97A0, #A0DE97
Split complementary#DEB297, #C4DE97
Tetradic#DE97C4, #DED597, #97DEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E7F7
Lighter +10%#BEC3EA
Darker −10%#707DD2
Darker −20%#4A59C5
Darker −30%#3543A7
Darker −40%#293480
More saturated +25%#8693EF
Less saturated −25%#A8ADCD

Channel breakdown

R151
G160
B222
Red151 (59.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue232.39°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A0 · B DE

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