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Colour

#97B3EE

  • #97B3EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#97B3EE is a blue with RGB values 151, 179, 238 and HSL 221°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97B3EE#97B3EE
HEX#97B3EE
RGBrgb(151, 179, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.702, 0.9333
RGB percentages59.2%, 70.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(220.7, 71.9%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 36.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK36.6%, 24.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,941,998
CSS custom property--colour: #97B3EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44993WCAG 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 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#684C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#96AFEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7CBFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED297
Analogous#97DFEE, #A697EE
Triadic#EE97B3, #B3EE97
Split complementary#EEA697, #DFEE97
Tetradic#EE97DF, #EED297, #97EEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF3FC
Lighter +10%#C3D3F5
Darker −10%#6B93E7
Darker −20%#3F73E0
Darker −30%#2158CB
Darker −40%#1A459F
More saturated +25%#88AEFD
Less saturated −25%#A6B8DF

Channel breakdown

R151
G179
B238
Red151 (59.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue220.69°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B3 · B EE

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