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Recognised as Colour

#97BBFC

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

#97BBFC is a blue with RGB values 151, 187, 252 and HSL 219°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97BBFC#97BBFC
HEX#97BBFC
RGBrgb(151, 187, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7333, 0.9882
RGB percentages59.2%, 73.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(218.6, 94.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 40.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK40.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,060
CSS custom property--colour: #97BBFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#684403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B6FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#75C9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD897
Analogous#97EDFC, #A697FC
Triadic#FC97BB, #BBFC97
Split complementary#FCA697, #EEFC97
Tetradic#FC97ED, #FCD897, #97FCA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFCFF
Lighter +10%#C9DBFD
Darker −10%#659BFB
Darker −20%#347AF9
Darker −30%#075BF3
Darker −40%#0649C1
More saturated +25%#94BAFF
Less saturated −25%#A4BFEF

Channel breakdown

R151
G187
B252
Red151 (59.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue218.61°
Saturation (HSL)94.39%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G BB · B FC

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