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Recognised as Colour

#97A5C8

  • #97A5C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A5C8 is a blue with RGB values 151, 165, 200 and HSL 223°, 31%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97A5C8#97A5C8
HEX#97A5C8
RGBrgb(151, 165, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6471, 0.7843
RGB percentages59.2%, 64.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 30.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 24.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK24.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,376
CSS custom property--colour: #97A5C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#685A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA7CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A3C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BACB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BA97
Analogous#97BDC8, #A297C8
Triadic#C897A5, #A5C897
Split complementary#C8A297, #BEC897
Tetradic#C897BE, #C8BA97, #97C8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFD
Lighter +20%#DADFEB
Lighter +10%#B8C2DA
Darker −10%#7688B6
Darker −20%#566CA3
Darker −30%#445682
Darker −40%#334060
More saturated +25%#839CDC
Less saturated −25%#ABAEB4

Channel breakdown

R151
G165
B200
Red151 (59.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)30.82%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A5 · B C8

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