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Recognised as Colour

#97C2D6

  • #97C2D6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#97C2D6 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 194, 214 and HSL 199°, 43%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#97C2D6#97C2D6
HEX#97C2D6
RGBrgb(151, 194, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7608, 0.8392
RGB percentages59.2%, 76.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(199, 43.4%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199, 29.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK29.4%, 9.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,945,814
CSS custom property--colour: #97C2D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#683D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C0D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#83C8C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 8.5Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Sky blue · ΔE 9.1Powder blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6AB97
Analogous#97D6CA, #97A3D6
Triadic#D697C2, #C2D697
Split complementary#D697A3, #D6CB97
Tetradic#CA97D6, #D6AB97, #A3D697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EDF3
Lighter +10%#BCD7E4
Darker −10%#72ADC8
Darker −20%#4E97B9
Darker −30%#3C7B98
Darker −40%#2E5D73
More saturated +25%#85C9E8
Less saturated −25%#A9BBC4

Channel breakdown

R151
G194
B214
Red151 (59.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue199.05°
Saturation (HSL)43.45%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G C2 · B D6

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