Colour

#97D0D9

#97D0D9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#97D0D9 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 208, 217 and HSL 188°, 46%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#97D0D9#97D0D9

HEX#97D0D9

RGBrgb(151, 208, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8157, 0.851

RGB percentages59.2%, 81.6%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(188.2, 46.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 30.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK30.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,949,401

CSS custom property--colour: #97D0D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56701WCAG 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 12.34:1

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

Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#682F26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7CBDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBC3D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#80D5D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 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 text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.6 Powder blue · ΔE 6.9 Sky blue · ΔE 11 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9A097

Analogous#97D9C1, #97AFD9

Triadic#D997D0, #D0D997

Split complementary#D997AF, #D9C197

Tetradic#C197D9, #D9A097, #AFD997

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2F2F4

Lighter +10%#BCE1E7

Darker −10%#72BFCB

Darker −20%#4CAEBE

Darker −30%#3A909D

Darker −40%#2C6E78

More saturated +25%#85DDEB

Less saturated −25%#A9C3C7

Channel breakdown

R151

G208

B217

Red151 (59.2%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue188.18°

Saturation (HSL)46.48%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G D0 · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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