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Recognised as Colour

#97CFEF

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

#97CFEF is a blue with RGB values 151, 207, 239 and HSL 202°, 73%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#97CFEF#97CFEF
HEX#97CFEF
RGBrgb(151, 207, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8118, 0.9373
RGB percentages59.2%, 81.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(201.8, 73.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 36.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK36.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,949,167
CSS custom property--colour: #97CFEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#683010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C3EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#78D8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.8Light skyblue · ΔE 7.1Light blue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB797
Analogous#97EFE3, #97A3EF
Triadic#EF97CF, #CFEF97
Split complementary#EF97A3, #EFE397
Tetradic#E397EF, #EFB797, #A3EF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF8FD
Lighter +10%#C3E3F6
Darker −10%#6BBBE8
Darker −20%#3FA6E1
Darker −30%#208ECD
Darker −40%#1970A1
More saturated +25%#88D3FE
Less saturated −25%#A6CBE0

Channel breakdown

R151
G207
B239
Red151 (59.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G CF · B EF

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