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Colour

#97A2AE

  • #97A2AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#97A2AE is a blue with RGB values 151, 162, 174 and HSL 211°, 12%, 64%. 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

#97A2AE#97A2AE
HEX#97A2AE
RGBrgb(151, 162, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6353, 0.6824
RGB percentages59.2%, 63.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(211.3, 12.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 13.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK13.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,582
CSS custom property--colour: #97A2AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#685D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA2AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91A5A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.3Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5Gray · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA397
Analogous#97ADAE, #9897AE
Triadic#AE97A2, #A2AE97
Split complementary#AE9897, #ADAE97
Tetradic#AE97AD, #AEA397, #97AE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEFF1
Lighter +20%#D0D5DB
Lighter +10%#B4BCC4
Darker −10%#7A8898
Darker −20%#626F7D
Darker −30%#4B5661
Darker −40%#353C44
More saturated +25%#80A1C5
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R151
G162
B174
Red151 (59.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue211.3°
Saturation (HSL)12.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A2 · B AE

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