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Recognised as Colour

#97D4E5

  • #97D4E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#97D4E5 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 212, 229 and HSL 193°, 60%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#97D4E5#97D4E5
HEX#97D4E5
RGBrgb(151, 212, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8314, 0.898
RGB percentages59.2%, 83.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(193.1, 60%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.1, 34.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK34.1%, 7.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,950,437
CSS custom property--colour: #97D4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#682B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7BDAD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.9Sky blue · ΔE 7.1Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A897
Analogous#97E5CF, #97ADE5
Triadic#E597D4, #D4E597
Split complementary#E597AD, #E5CF97
Tetradic#CF97E5, #E5A897, #ADE597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F6F9
Lighter +10%#C0E5EF
Darker −10%#6EC3DB
Darker −20%#45B2D1
Darker −30%#2D98B6
Darker −40%#23768D
More saturated +25%#87DDF5
Less saturated −25%#A7CBD5

Channel breakdown

R151
G212
B229
Red151 (59.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue193.08°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G D4 · B E5

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