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Colour

#97C8FF

  • #97C8FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#97C8FF is a blue with RGB values 151, 200, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97C8FF#97C8FF
HEX#97C8FF
RGBrgb(151, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.7, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,947,391
CSS custom property--colour: #97C8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#683700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3CAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BFFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71D4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 22.8Lavender · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCE97
Analogous#97FCFF, #9A97FF
Triadic#FF97C8, #C8FF97
Split complementary#FF9A97, #FCFF97
Tetradic#FF97FC, #FFCE97, #97FF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CAE3FF
Darker −10%#64ADFF
Darker −20%#3192FF
Darker −30%#0077FD
Darker −40%#005FCA
More saturated +25%#97C8FF
Less saturated −25%#A4C9F2

Channel breakdown

R151
G200
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G C8 · B FF

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