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Recognised as Colour

#97C0E1

  • #97C0E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97C0E1 is a blue with RGB values 151, 192, 225 and HSL 207°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97C0E1#97C0E1
HEX#97C0E1
RGBrgb(151, 192, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7529, 0.8824
RGB percentages59.2%, 75.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(206.8, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 14.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,945,313
CSS custom property--colour: #97C0E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#683F1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B8E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7FC8CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Light blue · ΔE 13.3Powder blue · ΔE 18.4Lavender · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B897
Analogous#97E1DD, #979BE1
Triadic#E197C0, #C0E197
Split complementary#E1979B, #E1DD97
Tetradic#DD97E1, #E1B897, #9BE197

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F0F8
Lighter +10%#BFD8EC
Darker −10%#6FA8D6
Darker −20%#4890CA
Darker −30%#3276AD
Darker −40%#275B85
More saturated +25%#86C2F2
Less saturated −25%#A8BED0

Channel breakdown

R151
G192
B225
Red151 (59.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue206.76°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G C0 · B E1

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