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Recognised as Colour

#97AACF

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

#97AACF is a blue with RGB values 151, 170, 207 and HSL 220°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97AACF#97AACF
HEX#97AACF
RGBrgb(151, 170, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6667, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.2%, 66.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(219.6, 36.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 27.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK27.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,939,663
CSS custom property--colour: #97AACF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#685530

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EACD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A7CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#88B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Thistle · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.9
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#CFBC97
Analogous#97C6CF, #A097CF
Triadic#CF97AA, #AACF97
Split complementary#CFA097, #C6CF97
Tetradic#CF97C6, #CFBC97, #97CFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE3EF
Lighter +10%#BAC7DF
Darker −10%#748DBF
Darker −20%#5171AF
Darker −30%#415A8C
Darker −40%#314469
More saturated +25%#84A4E2
Less saturated −25%#AAB0BC

Channel breakdown

R151
G170
B207
Red151 (59.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue219.64°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AA · B CF

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