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Recognised as Colour

#97B5FA

  • #97B5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#97B5FA is a blue with RGB values 151, 181, 250 and HSL 222°, 91%, 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

#97B5FA#97B5FA
HEX#97B5FA
RGBrgb(151, 181, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7098, 0.9804
RGB percentages59.2%, 71%, 98%
HSLhsl(221.8, 90.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 39.6%, 98%)
CMYK39.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,942,522
CSS custom property--colour: #97B5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#684A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBAFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#76C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADC97
Analogous#97E7FA, #AA97FA
Triadic#FA97B5, #B5FA97
Split complementary#FAAB97, #E7FA97
Tetradic#FA97E7, #FADC97, #97FAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFF
Lighter +10%#C8D8FC
Darker −10%#6692F8
Darker −20%#3670F5
Darker −30%#0B50ED
Darker −40%#093FBC
More saturated +25%#92B3FF
Less saturated −25%#A5BAEC

Channel breakdown

R151
G181
B250
Red151 (59.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)90.83%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B5 · B FA

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