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Recognised as Colour

#97B4FC

  • #97B4FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97B4FC is a blue with RGB values 151, 180, 252 and HSL 223°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#97B4FC#97B4FC
HEX#97B4FC
RGBrgb(151, 180, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7059, 0.9882
RGB percentages59.2%, 70.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(222.8, 94.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 40.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK40.1%, 28.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,942,268
CSS custom property--colour: #97B4FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#684B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BBAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#91B1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCDF97
Analogous#97E7FC, #AC97FC
Triadic#FC97B4, #B4FC97
Split complementary#FCAC97, #E7FC97
Tetradic#FC97E7, #FCDF97, #97FCAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFF
Lighter +10%#C9D8FD
Darker −10%#6590FB
Darker −20%#346DF9
Darker −30%#074BF3
Darker −40%#063CC1
More saturated +25%#94B3FF
Less saturated −25%#A4BAEF

Channel breakdown

R151
G180
B252
Red151 (59.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue222.77°
Saturation (HSL)94.39%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B4 · B FC

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