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Colour

#97AAE9

  • #97AAE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97AAE9 is a blue with RGB values 151, 170, 233 and HSL 226°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97AAE9#97AAE9
HEX#97AAE9
RGBrgb(151, 170, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6667, 0.9137
RGB percentages59.2%, 66.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(226.1, 65.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 35.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK35.2%, 27%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,939,689
CSS custom property--colour: #97AAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#685516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B0ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FB6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 26.8Plum · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D697
Analogous#97D3E9, #AD97E9
Triadic#E997AA, #AAE997
Split complementary#E9AD97, #D3E997
Tetradic#E997D3, #E9D697, #97E9AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEFFB
Lighter +10%#C1CCF2
Darker −10%#6D88E0
Darker −20%#4365D7
Darker −30%#284BBF
Darker −40%#1F3B95
More saturated +25%#87A2F9
Less saturated −25%#A7B2D9

Channel breakdown

R151
G170
B233
Red151 (59.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue226.1°
Saturation (HSL)65.08%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AA · B E9

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