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Recognised as Colour

#97C3B4

  • #97C3B4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97C3B4 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 195, 180 and HSL 160°, 27%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97C3B4#97C3B4
HEX#97C3B4
RGBrgb(151, 195, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7647, 0.7059
RGB percentages59.2%, 76.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(159.5, 26.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.5, 22.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK22.6%, 0%, 7.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,946,036
CSS custom property--colour: #97C3B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#683C4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0BDB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B7B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC4BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 17.9Silver · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C397A6
Analogous#97C39E, #97BCC3
Triadic#B497C3, #C3B497
Split complementary#C397BC, #C39E97
Tetradic#9E97C3, #C397A6, #BCC397

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFA
Lighter +20%#D8E8E3
Lighter +10%#B7D6CB
Darker −10%#77B09D
Darker −20%#599B84
Darker −30%#477A69
Darker −40%#345A4D
More saturated +25%#83D8BB
Less saturated −25%#ACAFAD

Channel breakdown

R151
G195
B180
Red151 (59.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue159.55°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G C3 · B B4

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