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Colour

#97B4BD

  • #97B4BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#97B4BD is a cyan with RGB values 151, 180, 189 and HSL 194°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#97B4BD#97B4BD
HEX#97B4BD
RGBrgb(151, 180, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7059, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.2%, 70.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(194.2, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,942,205
CSS custom property--colour: #97B4BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#684B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8ADBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CB7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.4Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA097
Analogous#97BDB3, #97A1BD
Triadic#BD97B4, #B4BD97
Split complementary#BD97A1, #BDB397
Tetradic#B397BD, #BDA097, #A1BD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8F8
Lighter +20%#D5E1E5
Lighter +10%#B6CBD1
Darker −10%#789EA9
Darker −20%#5C8592
Darker −30%#496972
Darker −40%#354C53
More saturated +25%#82BFD2
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R151
G180
B189
Red151 (59.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue194.21°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B4 · B BD

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