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Recognised as Colour

#97B2DF

  • #97B2DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97B2DF is a blue with RGB values 151, 178, 223 and HSL 218°, 53%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97B2DF#97B2DF
HEX#97B2DF
RGBrgb(151, 178, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.698, 0.8745
RGB percentages59.2%, 69.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(217.5, 52.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 32.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK32.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,941,727
CSS custom property--colour: #97B2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#684D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BAEDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#82BBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Thistle · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC497
Analogous#97D6DF, #A097DF
Triadic#DF97B2, #B2DF97
Split complementary#DFA097, #D6DF97
Tetradic#DF97D6, #DFC497, #97DFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5ECF7
Lighter +10%#BECFEB
Darker −10%#7095D3
Darker −20%#4978C7
Darker −30%#3460A9
Darker −40%#284A82
More saturated +25%#86AEF0
Less saturated −25%#A8B6CE

Channel breakdown

R151
G178
B223
Red151 (59.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B2 · B DF

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