Colour

#97BEC8

#97BEC8
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light blue

#97BEC8 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 190, 200 and HSL 192°, 31%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

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HEX#97BEC8

RGBrgb(151, 190, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7451, 0.7843

RGB percentages59.2%, 74.5%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(192.2, 30.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 24.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK24.5%, 5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,944,776

CSS custom property--colour: #97BEC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#684137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7BBC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB5C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#88C2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 9.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8 Powder blue · ΔE 12.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13.5 Silver · ΔE 14.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8A197

Analogous#97C8B9, #97A6C8

Triadic#C897BE, #BEC897

Split complementary#C897A6, #C8BA97

Tetradic#B997C8, #C8A197, #A6C897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFDFD

Lighter +20%#DAE8EB

Lighter +10%#B8D3DA

Darker −10%#76A9B6

Darker −20%#5693A3

Darker −30%#447582

Darker −40%#335760

More saturated +25%#83CADC

Less saturated −25%#ABB2B4

Channel breakdown

R151

G190

B200

Red151 (59.2%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue192.24°

Saturation (HSL)30.82%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G BE · B C8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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