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Recognised as Colour

#97CEFF

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

#97CEFF is a blue with RGB values 151, 206, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97CEFF#97CEFF
HEX#97CEFF
RGBrgb(151, 206, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8078, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 80.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.3, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,948,927
CSS custom property--colour: #97CEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#683100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#70DADEno 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 text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.4Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Powder blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC897
Analogous#97FFFC, #979AFF
Triadic#FF97CE, #CEFF97
Split complementary#FF979A, #FFFC97
Tetradic#FC97FF, #FFC897, #9AFF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CAE6FF
Darker −10%#64B6FF
Darker −20%#319EFF
Darker −30%#0086FD
Darker −40%#006BCA
More saturated +25%#97CEFF
Less saturated −25%#A4CDF2

Channel breakdown

R151
G206
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G CE · B FF

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