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Recognised as Colour

#97A3BC

  • #97A3BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#97A3BC is a blue with RGB values 151, 163, 188 and HSL 221°, 22%, 66%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#97A3BC#97A3BC
HEX#97A3BC
RGBrgb(151, 163, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6392, 0.7373
RGB percentages59.2%, 63.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.5, 21.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 19.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK19.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,937,852
CSS custom property--colour: #97A3BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#685C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA4BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A1BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB097
Analogous#97B5BC, #9E97BC
Triadic#BC97A3, #A3BC97
Split complementary#BC9E97, #B6BC97
Tetradic#BC97B5, #BCB097, #97BC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F5F8
Lighter +20%#D5DAE4
Lighter +10%#B6BED0
Darker −10%#7888A8
Darker −20%#5D6D90
Darker −30%#495671
Darker −40%#353E52
More saturated +25%#829BD1
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R151
G163
B188
Red151 (59.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.54°
Saturation (HSL)21.64%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A3 · B BC

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