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Recognised as Colour

#97A2AC

  • #97A2AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#97A2AC is a blue with RGB values 151, 162, 172 and HSL 209°, 11%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#97A2AC#97A2AC
HEX#97A2AC
RGBrgb(151, 162, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6353, 0.6745
RGB percentages59.2%, 63.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(208.6, 11.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 12.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,580
CSS custom property--colour: #97A2AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 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#685D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA2ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA0ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#92A4A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 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

Dark grey · ΔE 7.5Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA197
Analogous#97ACAC, #9797AC
Triadic#AC97A2, #A2AC97
Split complementary#AC9797, #ACAC97
Tetradic#AC97AC, #ACA197, #97AC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEF0
Lighter +20%#D0D5D9
Lighter +10%#B3BBC3
Darker −10%#7B8995
Darker −20%#626F7B
Darker −30%#4B555F
Darker −40%#353C42
More saturated +25%#80A3C3
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R151
G162
B172
Red151 (59.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue208.57°
Saturation (HSL)11.23%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A2 · B AC

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