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Colour

#97ABF0

  • #97ABF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97ABF0 is a blue with RGB values 151, 171, 240 and HSL 227°, 75%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97ABF0#97ABF0
HEX#97ABF0
RGBrgb(151, 171, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6706, 0.9412
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(226.5, 74.8%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 37.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK37.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,939,952
CSS custom property--colour: #97ABF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#68540F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7CB9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 27.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0DC97
Analogous#97D7F0, #B097F0
Triadic#F097AB, #ABF097
Split complementary#F0B097, #D7F097
Tetradic#F097D7, #F0DC97, #97F0B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F3FD
Lighter +10%#C4CFF6
Darker −10%#6A87EA
Darker −20%#3E63E3
Darker −30%#1E46D0
Darker −40%#1837A3
More saturated +25%#88A3FF
Less saturated −25%#A6B3E1

Channel breakdown

R151
G171
B240
Red151 (59.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue226.52°
Saturation (HSL)74.79%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AB · B F0

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