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Recognised as Colour

#97A2C6

  • #97A2C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A2C6 is a blue with RGB values 151, 162, 198 and HSL 226°, 29%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97A2C6#97A2C6
HEX#97A2C6
RGBrgb(151, 162, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6353, 0.7765
RGB percentages59.2%, 63.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(226, 29.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 23.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK23.7%, 18.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,606
CSS custom property--colour: #97A2C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#685D39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A5C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8BA9AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 19.2Dark grey · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6BB97
Analogous#97B9C6, #A497C6
Triadic#C697A2, #A2C697
Split complementary#C6A497, #BAC697
Tetradic#C697B9, #C6BB97, #97C6A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFC
Lighter +20%#D9DDEA
Lighter +10%#B8BFD8
Darker −10%#7685B4
Darker −20%#5768A0
Darker −30%#45537F
Darker −40%#333D5E
More saturated +25%#8397DA
Less saturated −25%#ABADB2

Channel breakdown

R151
G162
B198
Red151 (59.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue225.96°
Saturation (HSL)29.19%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A2 · B C6

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