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Recognised as Colour

#97AFFD

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

#97AFFD is a blue with RGB values 151, 175, 253 and HSL 226°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97AFFD#97AFFD
HEX#97AFFD
RGBrgb(151, 175, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.6863, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.2%, 68.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(225.9, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,940,989
CSS custom property--colour: #97AFFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#685002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76BFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.5Plum · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE597
Analogous#97E2FD, #B297FD
Triadic#FD97AF, #AFFD97
Split complementary#FDB297, #E2FD97
Tetradic#FD97E2, #FDE597, #97FDB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFF
Lighter +10%#C9D5FE
Darker −10%#6589FC
Darker −20%#3362FB
Darker −30%#053EF6
Darker −40%#0431C4
More saturated +25%#95AEFF
Less saturated −25%#A4B6F0

Channel breakdown

R151
G175
B253
Red151 (59.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G AF · B FD

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