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Colour

#97BDB3

  • #97BDB3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97BDB3 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 189, 179 and HSL 164°, 22%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97BDB3#97BDB3
HEX#97BDB3
RGBrgb(151, 189, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7412, 0.702
RGB percentages59.2%, 74.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(164.2, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.2, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,499
CSS custom property--colour: #97BDB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#68424C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB8B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B3B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#8EBEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD97A1
Analogous#97BDA0, #97B4BD
Triadic#B397BD, #BDB397
Split complementary#BD97B4, #BDA097
Tetradic#A097BD, #BD97A1, #B4BD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8F7
Lighter +20%#D5E5E1
Lighter +10%#B6D1CA
Darker −10%#78A99C
Darker −20%#5C9284
Darker −30%#497267
Darker −40%#35534B
More saturated +25%#82D2BD
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R151
G189
B179
Red151 (59.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue164.21°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G BD · B B3

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