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Recognised as Colour

#97BDC8

  • #97BDC8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#97BDC8 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 189, 200 and HSL 193°, 31%, 69%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#97BDC8#97BDC8
HEX#97BDC8
RGBrgb(151, 189, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7412, 0.7843
RGB percentages59.2%, 74.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(193.5, 30.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.5, 24.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK24.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,944,520
CSS custom property--colour: #97BDC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#684237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BAC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB4C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#88C1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 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 text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 14.5Dark grey · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A297
Analogous#97C8BB, #97A5C8
Triadic#C897BD, #BDC897
Split complementary#C897A4, #C8BB97
Tetradic#BB97C8, #C8A297, #A5C897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFD
Lighter +20%#DAE7EB
Lighter +10%#B8D2DA
Darker −10%#76A8B6
Darker −20%#5692A3
Darker −30%#447482
Darker −40%#335660
More saturated +25%#83C8DC
Less saturated −25%#ABB2B4

Channel breakdown

R151
G189
B200
Red151 (59.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue193.47°
Saturation (HSL)30.82%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G BD · B C8

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