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Recognised as Colour

#97A1C2

  • #97A1C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A1C2 is a blue with RGB values 151, 161, 194 and HSL 226°, 26%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97A1C2#97A1C2
HEX#97A1C2
RGBrgb(151, 161, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6314, 0.7608
RGB percentages59.2%, 63.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(226, 26.1%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 22.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK22.2%, 17%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,346
CSS custom property--colour: #97A1C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#685E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A4C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A0C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8DA7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B897
Analogous#97B7C2, #A397C2
Triadic#C297A1, #A1C297
Split complementary#C2A397, #B7C297
Tetradic#C297B7, #C2B897, #97C2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FB
Lighter +20%#D7DBE8
Lighter +10%#B7BED5
Darker −10%#7784AF
Darker −20%#5A6999
Darker −30%#475379
Darker −40%#343D59
More saturated +25%#8296D7
Less saturated −25%#ACACAD

Channel breakdown

R151
G161
B194
Red151 (59.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue226.05°
Saturation (HSL)26.06%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A1 · B C2

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