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Recognised as Colour

#97ADFE

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

#97ADFE is a blue with RGB values 151, 173, 254 and HSL 227°, 98%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97ADFE#97ADFE
HEX#97ADFE
RGBrgb(151, 173, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6784, 0.9961
RGB percentages59.2%, 67.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(227.2, 98.1%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 40.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK40.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,478
CSS custom property--colour: #97ADFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#685201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ACFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#75BDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Plum · ΔE 29Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE897
Analogous#97E1FE, #B497FE
Triadic#FE97AD, #ADFE97
Split complementary#FEB497, #E1FE97
Tetradic#FE97E1, #FEE897, #97FEB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#CAD5FE
Darker −10%#6485FE
Darker −20%#325DFD
Darker −30%#0237FA
Darker −40%#022CC7
More saturated +25%#96ACFF
Less saturated −25%#A4B5F1

Channel breakdown

R151
G173
B254
Red151 (59.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue227.18°
Saturation (HSL)98.1%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AD · B FE

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