Colour

#97B5C2

#97B5C2
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#97B5C2 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 181, 194 and HSL 198°, 26%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97B5C2#97B5C2

HEX#97B5C2

RGBrgb(151, 181, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7098, 0.7608

RGB percentages59.2%, 71%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(198.1, 26.1%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.1, 22.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK22.2%, 6.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,942,466

CSS custom property--colour: #97B5C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#684A3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEB3C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7AEC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#8BB9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3 Light blue · ΔE 12.5 Dark grey · ΔE 12.6 Silver · ΔE 13.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.4 Powder blue · ΔE 15.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2A497

Analogous#97C2BA, #97A0C2

Triadic#C297B5, #B5C297

Split complementary#C297A0, #C2BA97

Tetradic#BA97C2, #C2A497, #A0C297

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7FAFB

Lighter +20%#D7E3E8

Lighter +10%#B7CCD5

Darker −10%#779EAF

Darker −20%#5A8699

Darker −30%#476A79

Darker −40%#344E59

More saturated +25%#82BDD7

Less saturated −25%#ACADAD

Channel breakdown

R151

G181

B194

Red151 (59.2%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue198.14°

Saturation (HSL)26.06%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G B5 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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