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Colour

#97B8EA

  • #97B8EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#97B8EA is a blue with RGB values 151, 184, 234 and HSL 216°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97B8EA#97B8EA
HEX#97B8EA
RGBrgb(151, 184, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7216, 0.9176
RGB percentages59.2%, 72.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(216.1, 66.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 35.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK35.5%, 21.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,943,274
CSS custom property--colour: #97B8EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#684715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7DC3C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Light blue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC997
Analogous#97E1EA, #A097EA
Triadic#EA97B8, #B8EA97
Split complementary#EAA097, #E2EA97
Tetradic#EA97E1, #EAC997, #97EAA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF2FB
Lighter +10%#C1D5F3
Darker −10%#6D9BE1
Darker −20%#427ED9
Darker −30%#2764C1
Darker −40%#1E4E97
More saturated +25%#87B5FA
Less saturated −25%#A7BBDA

Channel breakdown

R151
G184
B234
Red151 (59.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue216.14°
Saturation (HSL)66.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G B8 · B EA

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