Colour

#97B2EF

#97B2EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#97B2EF is a blue with RGB values 151, 178, 239 and HSL 222°, 73%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97B2EF#97B2EF

HEX#97B2EF

RGBrgb(151, 178, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.698, 0.9373

RGB percentages59.2%, 69.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(221.6, 73.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 36.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK36.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,941,743

CSS custom property--colour: #97B2EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#684D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DB7F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#95AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7CBEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.3 Sky blue · ΔE 24.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFD497

Analogous#97DEEF, #A897EF

Triadic#EF97B2, #B2EF97

Split complementary#EFA897, #DEEF97

Tetradic#EF97DE, #EFD497, #97EFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF3FD

Lighter +10%#C3D3F6

Darker −10%#6B91E8

Darker −20%#3F71E1

Darker −30%#2055CD

Darker −40%#1943A1

More saturated +25%#88ACFE

Less saturated −25%#A6B8E0

Channel breakdown

R151

G178

B239

Red151 (59.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue221.59°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G B2 · B EF

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