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Colour

#97D9FF

  • #97D9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#97D9FF is a blue with RGB values 151, 217, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#97D9FF#97D9FF
HEX#97D9FF
RGBrgb(151, 217, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.851, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 85.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.9, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,951,743
CSS custom property--colour: #97D9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#682600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#6EE3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.3Sky blue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15Powder blue · ΔE 17.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBD97
Analogous#97FFF1, #97A5FF
Triadic#FF97D9, #D9FF97
Split complementary#FF97A5, #FFF197
Tetradic#F197FF, #FFBD97, #A5FF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CAECFF
Darker −10%#64C6FF
Darker −20%#31B4FF
Darker −30%#00A1FD
Darker −40%#0080CA
More saturated +25%#97D9FF
Less saturated −25%#A4D6F2

Channel breakdown

R151
G217
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G D9 · B FF

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