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Colour

#97A4BD

  • #97A4BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A4BD is a blue with RGB values 151, 164, 189 and HSL 219°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97A4BD#97A4BD
HEX#97A4BD
RGBrgb(151, 164, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6431, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.2%, 64.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(219.5, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,109
CSS custom property--colour: #97A4BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#685B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA5BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA9ACno 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 text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB097
Analogous#97B7BD, #9D97BD
Triadic#BD97A4, #A4BD97
Split complementary#BD9D97, #B7BD97
Tetradic#BD97B7, #BDB097, #97BD9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6F8
Lighter +20%#D5DBE5
Lighter +10%#B6BFD1
Darker −10%#7889A9
Darker −20%#5C6F92
Darker −30%#495772
Darker −40%#353F53
More saturated +25%#829DD2
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R151
G164
B189
Red151 (59.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A4 · B BD

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