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Colour

#97C3DF

  • #97C3DF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#97C3DF is a blue with RGB values 151, 195, 223 and HSL 203°, 53%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#97C3DF#97C3DF
HEX#97C3DF
RGBrgb(151, 195, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7647, 0.8745
RGB percentages59.2%, 76.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(203.3, 52.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 32.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK32.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,946,079
CSS custom property--colour: #97C3DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#683C20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#80CACCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Sky blue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 10.6Light skyblue · ΔE 10.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 20.3
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#DFB397
Analogous#97DFD7, #979FDF
Triadic#DF97C3, #C3DF97
Split complementary#DF979F, #DFD797
Tetradic#D797DF, #DFB397, #9FDF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5F0F7
Lighter +10%#BEDAEB
Darker −10%#70ACD3
Darker −20%#4996C7
Darker −30%#347BA9
Darker −40%#285F82
More saturated +25%#86C7F0
Less saturated −25%#A8BFCE

Channel breakdown

R151
G195
B223
Red151 (59.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue203.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G C3 · B DF

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