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Colour

#97CAE6

  • #97CAE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#97CAE6 is a blue with RGB values 151, 202, 230 and HSL 201°, 61%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#97CAE6#97CAE6
HEX#97CAE6
RGBrgb(151, 202, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.7922, 0.902
RGB percentages59.2%, 79.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(201.3, 61.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 34.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK34.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,947,878
CSS custom property--colour: #97CAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#683519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC8E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BFE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7CD2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.4Light blue · ΔE 9.3Light skyblue · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Powder blue · ΔE 14Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B397
Analogous#97E6DA, #97A3E6
Triadic#E697CA, #CAE697
Split complementary#E697A3, #E6DA97
Tetradic#DA97E6, #E6B397, #A3E697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F4FA
Lighter +10%#C0DFF0
Darker −10%#6EB5DC
Darker −20%#45A0D2
Darker −30%#2C86B8
Darker −40%#22688F
More saturated +25%#87CFF6
Less saturated −25%#A7C5D6

Channel breakdown

R151
G202
B230
Red151 (59.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue201.27°
Saturation (HSL)61.24%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G CA · B E6

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