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Recognised as Colour

#97BDBD

  • #97BDBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#97BDBD is a cyan with RGB values 151, 189, 189 and HSL 180°, 22%, 67%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#97BDBD#97BDBD
HEX#97BDBD
RGBrgb(151, 189, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7412, 0.7412
RGB percentages59.2%, 74.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(180, 22.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 20.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK20.1%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,509
CSS custom property--colour: #97BDBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#684242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B9BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 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 text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9797
Analogous#97BDAA, #97AABD
Triadic#BD97BD, #BDBD97
Split complementary#BD97AA, #BDAA97
Tetradic#AA97BD, #BD9797, #AABD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8F8
Lighter +20%#D5E5E5
Lighter +10%#B6D1D1
Darker −10%#78A9A9
Darker −20%#5C9292
Darker −30%#497272
Darker −40%#355353
More saturated +25%#82D2D2
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R151
G189
B189
Red151 (59.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 97 · G BD · B BD

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