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Recognised as Colour

#97CCEC

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

#97CCEC is a blue with RGB values 151, 204, 236 and HSL 203°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#97CCEC#97CCEC
HEX#97CCEC
RGBrgb(151, 204, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8, 0.9255
RGB percentages59.2%, 80%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(202.6, 69.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 36%, 92.5%)
CMYK36%, 13.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,396
CSS custom property--colour: #97CCEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#683313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C1ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#79D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.4Light skyblue · ΔE 7.4Light steelblue · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 10.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB797
Analogous#97ECE2, #97A1EC
Triadic#EC97CC, #CCEC97
Split complementary#EC97A1, #ECE297
Tetradic#E297EC, #ECB797, #A1EC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF6FC
Lighter +10%#C2E1F4
Darker −10%#6CB7E4
Darker −20%#41A2DC
Darker −30%#2489C6
Darker −40%#1C6B9B
More saturated +25%#88D0FB
Less saturated −25%#A6C8DD

Channel breakdown

R151
G204
B236
Red151 (59.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue202.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.11%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G CC · B EC

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