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Recognised as Colour

#97A5BE

  • #97A5BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A5BE is a blue with RGB values 151, 165, 190 and HSL 218°, 23%, 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

#97A5BE#97A5BE
HEX#97A5BE
RGBrgb(151, 165, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6471, 0.7451
RGB percentages59.2%, 64.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(218.5, 23.1%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 20.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK20.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,366
CSS custom property--colour: #97A5BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#685A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA6BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8DAAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB097
Analogous#97B9BE, #9D97BE
Triadic#BE97A5, #A5BE97
Split complementary#BE9D97, #B9BE97
Tetradic#BE97B9, #BEB097, #97BE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6F9
Lighter +20%#D6DBE5
Lighter +10%#B6C0D2
Darker −10%#788AAA
Darker −20%#5C7093
Darker −30%#485874
Darker −40%#354054
More saturated +25%#829FD3
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R151
G165
B190
Red151 (59.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue218.46°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A5 · B BE

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