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Recognised as Colour

#97A2FD

  • #97A2FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97A2FD is a blue with RGB values 151, 162, 253 and HSL 234°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97A2FD#97A2FD
HEX#97A2FD
RGBrgb(151, 162, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6353, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.2%, 63.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(233.5, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 36%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,661
CSS custom property--colour: #97A2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#685D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#77B4C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Plum · ΔE 28.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF297
Analogous#97D5FD, #BF97FD
Triadic#FD97A2, #A2FD97
Split complementary#FDBF97, #D5FD97
Tetradic#FD97D5, #FDF297, #97FDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBFF
Lighter +10%#C9CFFE
Darker −10%#6575FC
Darker −20%#3349FB
Darker −30%#051FF6
Darker −40%#0419C4
More saturated +25%#95A0FF
Less saturated −25%#A4ACF0

Channel breakdown

R151
G162
B253
Red151 (59.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue233.53°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A2 · B FD

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