Colour

#97CCFE

#97CCFE
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#97CCFE is a blue with RGB values 151, 204, 254 and HSL 209°, 98%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97CCFE#97CCFE

HEX#97CCFE

RGBrgb(151, 204, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8, 0.9961

RGB percentages59.2%, 80%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(209.1, 98.1%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 40.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK40.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,948,414

CSS custom property--colour: #97CCFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#683301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABC2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#71D8DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.2 Sky blue · ΔE 13.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Light blue · ΔE 19.8 Powder blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEC997

Analogous#97FEFC, #9799FE

Triadic#FE97CC, #CCFE97

Split complementary#FE9799, #FEFD97

Tetradic#FC97FE, #FEC997, #99FE97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFEFF

Lighter +10%#CAE5FE

Darker −10%#64B3FE

Darker −20%#329AFD

Darker −30%#0282FA

Darker −40%#0267C7

More saturated +25%#96CCFF

Less saturated −25%#A4CCF1

Channel breakdown

R151

G204

B254

Red151 (59.2%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue209.13°

Saturation (HSL)98.1%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G CC · B FE

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