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Recognised as Colour

#97A6BA

  • #97A6BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A6BA is a blue with RGB values 151, 166, 186 and HSL 214°, 20%, 66%. 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

#97A6BA#97A6BA
HEX#97A6BA
RGBrgb(151, 166, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.651, 0.7294
RGB percentages59.2%, 65.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(214.3, 20.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 18.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK18.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,618
CSS custom property--colour: #97A6BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37397WCAG 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 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#685945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA7BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8EAAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAB97
Analogous#97B8BA, #9997BA
Triadic#BA97A6, #A6BA97
Split complementary#BA9A97, #B8BA97
Tetradic#BA97B8, #BAAB97, #97BA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F5F7
Lighter +20%#D4DAE3
Lighter +10%#B6C0CE
Darker −10%#788CA6
Darker −20%#5E728D
Darker −30%#49596F
Darker −40%#354150
More saturated +25%#81A3D0
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R151
G166
B186
Red151 (59.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)20.23%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A6 · B BA

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