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Recognised as Colour

#97ADE6

  • #97ADE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97ADE6 is a blue with RGB values 151, 173, 230 and HSL 223°, 61%, 75%. 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

#97ADE6#97ADE6
HEX#97ADE6
RGBrgb(151, 173, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6784, 0.902
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(223.3, 61.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 34.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK34.3%, 24.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,454
CSS custom property--colour: #97ADE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#685219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ABE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80B8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 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 text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 24.3Thistle · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D097
Analogous#97D5E6, #A897E6
Triadic#E697AD, #ADE697
Split complementary#E6A897, #D5E697
Tetradic#E697D5, #E6D097, #97E6A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EEFA
Lighter +10%#C0CDF0
Darker −10%#6E8DDC
Darker −20%#456CD2
Darker −30%#2C53B8
Darker −40%#22408F
More saturated +25%#87A6F6
Less saturated −25%#A7B4D6

Channel breakdown

R151
G173
B230
Red151 (59.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue223.29°
Saturation (HSL)61.24%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AD · B E6

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