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Recognised as Colour

#97ADE1

  • #97ADE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97ADE1 is a blue with RGB values 151, 173, 225 and HSL 222°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97ADE1#97ADE1
HEX#97ADE1
RGBrgb(151, 173, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6784, 0.8824
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(222.2, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,449
CSS custom property--colour: #97ADE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#68521E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB1E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AAE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#82B7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CB97
Analogous#97D2E1, #A697E1
Triadic#E197AD, #ADE197
Split complementary#E1A697, #D2E197
Tetradic#E197D2, #E1CB97, #97E1A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EBF8
Lighter +10%#BFCCEC
Darker −10%#6F8ED6
Darker −20%#486FCA
Darker −30%#3257AD
Darker −40%#274385
More saturated +25%#86A6F2
Less saturated −25%#A8B4D0

Channel breakdown

R151
G173
B225
Red151 (59.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue222.16°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AD · B E1

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