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Recognised as Colour

#97BBCF

  • #97BBCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97BBCF is a blue with RGB values 151, 187, 207 and HSL 201°, 37%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97BBCF#97BBCF
HEX#97BBCF
RGBrgb(151, 187, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7333, 0.8118
RGB percentages59.2%, 73.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(201.4, 36.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 27.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK27.1%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,015
CSS custom property--colour: #97BBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#684430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B9D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B3CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#86C1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 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 text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFAB97
Analogous#97CFC7, #979FCF
Triadic#CF97BB, #BBCF97
Split complementary#CF979F, #CFC797
Tetradic#C797CF, #CFAB97, #9FCF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE9EF
Lighter +10%#BAD2DF
Darker −10%#74A4BF
Darker −20%#518DAF
Darker −30%#41718C
Darker −40%#315569
More saturated +25%#84C0E2
Less saturated −25%#AAB6BC

Channel breakdown

R151
G187
B207
Red151 (59.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G BB · B CF

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