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Recognised as Colour

#97B2E7

  • #97B2E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#97B2E7 is a blue with RGB values 151, 178, 231 and HSL 220°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97B2E7#97B2E7
HEX#97B2E7
RGBrgb(151, 178, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.698, 0.9059
RGB percentages59.2%, 69.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(219.8, 62.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 34.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK34.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,941,735
CSS custom property--colour: #97B2E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#684D18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B5E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#98AEE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7FBDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 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 text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Thistle · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7CC97
Analogous#97DAE7, #A497E7
Triadic#E797B2, #B2E797
Split complementary#E7A497, #DAE797
Tetradic#E797DA, #E7CC97, #97E7A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEFFA
Lighter +10%#C0D1F1
Darker −10%#6E93DD
Darker −20%#4475D4
Darker −30%#2B5BBA
Darker −40%#214791
More saturated +25%#87ADF7
Less saturated −25%#A7B7D7

Channel breakdown

R151
G178
B231
Red151 (59.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue219.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B2 · B E7

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