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Recognised as Colour

#97CCC8

  • #97CCC8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97CCC8 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 204, 200 and HSL 175°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97CCC8#97CCC8
HEX#97CCC8
RGBrgb(151, 204, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8, 0.7843
RGB percentages59.2%, 80%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(175.5, 34.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 26%, 80%)
CMYK26%, 0%, 2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,360
CSS custom property--colour: #97CCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#683337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C6C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBFC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#86CFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.7Light blue · ΔE 11.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC979B
Analogous#97CCAD, #97B5CC
Triadic#C897CC, #CCC897
Split complementary#CC97B5, #CCAD97
Tetradic#AE97CC, #CC979B, #B5CC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DBEEEC
Lighter +10%#B9DDDA
Darker −10%#75BBB6
Darker −20%#53AAA3
Darker −30%#428882
Darker −40%#326561
More saturated +25%#84DFD8
Less saturated −25%#AAB9B8

Channel breakdown

R151
G204
B200
Red151 (59.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue175.47°
Saturation (HSL)34.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 97 · G CC · B C8

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