Colour

#97B9EA

#97B9EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#97B9EA is a blue with RGB values 151, 185, 234 and HSL 215°, 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

#97B9EA#97B9EA

HEX#97B9EA

RGBrgb(151, 185, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7255, 0.9176

RGB percentages59.2%, 72.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(215.4, 66.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 35.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK35.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,943,530

CSS custom property--colour: #97B9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47218WCAG 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 10.44:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#684615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8BBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB3E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7DC3C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6 Sky blue · ΔE 17.3 Light blue · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC897

Analogous#97E3EA, #9E97EA

Triadic#EA97B9, #B9EA97

Split complementary#EA9F97, #E2EA97

Tetradic#EA97E3, #EAC897, #97EA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF2FB

Lighter +10%#C1D6F3

Darker −10%#6D9CE1

Darker −20%#4280D9

Darker −30%#2766C1

Darker −40%#1E5097

More saturated +25%#87B6FA

Less saturated −25%#A7BCDA

Channel breakdown

R151

G185

B234

Red151 (59.2%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue215.42°

Saturation (HSL)66.4%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G B9 · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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