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Recognised as Colour

#97A8D4

  • #97A8D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97A8D4 is a blue with RGB values 151, 168, 212 and HSL 223°, 41%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97A8D4#97A8D4
HEX#97A8D4
RGBrgb(151, 168, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6588, 0.8314
RGB percentages59.2%, 65.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(223.3, 41.5%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 28.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 20.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,939,156
CSS custom property--colour: #97A8D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#68572B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AABD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A6D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#87B1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C397
Analogous#97C7D4, #A497D4
Triadic#D497A8, #A8D497
Split complementary#D4A497, #C7D497
Tetradic#D497C7, #D4C397, #97D4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE4F2
Lighter +10%#BBC6E3
Darker −10%#738AC5
Darker −20%#4F6CB6
Darker −30%#3D5695
Darker −40%#2F4170
More saturated +25%#85A0E6
Less saturated −25%#A9B0C2

Channel breakdown

R151
G168
B212
Red151 (59.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue223.28°
Saturation (HSL)41.5%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G A8 · B D4

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