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Recognised as Colour

#97D5FD

  • #97D5FD
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#97D5FD is a blue with RGB values 151, 213, 253 and HSL 204°, 96%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97D5FD#97D5FD
HEX#97D5FD
RGBrgb(151, 213, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8353, 0.9922
RGB percentages59.2%, 83.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(203.5, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,950,717
CSS custom property--colour: #97D5FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#682A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C8FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#70DFE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4Sky blue · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDBF97
Analogous#97FDF2, #97A2FD
Triadic#FD97D5, #D5FD97
Split complementary#FD97A2, #FDF297
Tetradic#F297FD, #FDBF97, #A2FD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFF
Lighter +10%#C9E9FE
Darker −10%#65C1FC
Darker −20%#33ADFB
Darker −30%#0598F6
Darker −40%#0479C4
More saturated +25%#95D5FF
Less saturated −25%#A4D2F0

Channel breakdown

R151
G213
B253
Red151 (59.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue203.53°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G D5 · B FD

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