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Recognised as Colour

#97A7C5

  • #97A7C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A7C5 is a blue with RGB values 151, 167, 197 and HSL 219°, 28%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97A7C5#97A7C5
HEX#97A7C5
RGBrgb(151, 167, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6549, 0.7725
RGB percentages59.2%, 65.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(219.1, 28.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 23.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK23.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,938,885
CSS custom property--colour: #97A7C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#68583A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA9C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A4C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8BADB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 18.8Silver · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B597
Analogous#97BEC5, #9E97C5
Triadic#C597A7, #A7C597
Split complementary#C59E97, #BEC597
Tetradic#C597BE, #C5B597, #97C59E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFC
Lighter +20%#D8DEEA
Lighter +10%#B8C3D7
Darker −10%#768BB3
Darker −20%#58709E
Darker −30%#46597D
Darker −40%#34425C
More saturated +25%#83A1D9
Less saturated −25%#ABADB1

Channel breakdown

R151
G167
B197
Red151 (59.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)28.4%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A7 · B C5

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