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Recognised as Colour

#97ADBA

  • #97ADBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#97ADBA is a blue with RGB values 151, 173, 186 and HSL 202°, 20%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#97ADBA#97ADBA
HEX#97ADBA
RGBrgb(151, 173, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6784, 0.7294
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(202.3, 20.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 18.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK18.8%, 7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,410
CSS custom property--colour: #97ADBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#685245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7ACBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A8BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Silver · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA497
Analogous#97BAB5, #979CBA
Triadic#BA97AD, #ADBA97
Split complementary#BA979C, #BAB597
Tetradic#B597BA, #BAA497, #9CBA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6F7
Lighter +20%#D4DDE3
Lighter +10%#B6C5CE
Darker −10%#7895A6
Darker −20%#5E7C8D
Darker −30%#49616F
Darker −40%#354650
More saturated +25%#81B3D0
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R151
G173
B186
Red151 (59.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue202.29°
Saturation (HSL)20.23%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AD · B BA

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