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Recognised as Colour

#97ABE1

  • #97ABE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97ABE1 is a blue with RGB values 151, 171, 225 and HSL 224°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97ABE1#97ABE1
HEX#97ABE1
RGBrgb(151, 171, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6706, 0.8824
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(223.8, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 24%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,939,937
CSS custom property--colour: #97ABE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#68541E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAFE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A9E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82B6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Thistle · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CD97
Analogous#97D0E1, #A897E1
Triadic#E197AB, #ABE197
Split complementary#E1A897, #D0E197
Tetradic#E197D0, #E1CD97, #97E1A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EBF8
Lighter +10%#BFCBEC
Darker −10%#6F8BD6
Darker −20%#486BCA
Darker −30%#3253AD
Darker −40%#274085
More saturated +25%#86A3F2
Less saturated −25%#A8B3D0

Channel breakdown

R151
G171
B225
Red151 (59.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue223.78°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AB · B E1

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