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Recognised as Colour

#97DAE7

  • #97DAE7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#97DAE7 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 218, 231 and HSL 190°, 63%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#97DAE7#97DAE7
HEX#97DAE7
RGBrgb(151, 218, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8549, 0.9059
RGB percentages59.2%, 85.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(189.8, 62.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 34.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK34.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,951,975
CSS custom property--colour: #97DAE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.5:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#682518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD5E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CBE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79E0DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7A497
Analogous#97E7CC, #97B2E7
Triadic#E797DA, #DAE797
Split complementary#E797B2, #E7CC97
Tetradic#CC97E7, #E7A497, #B2E797

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF7FA
Lighter +10%#C0E9F1
Darker −10%#6ECBDD
Darker −20%#44BDD4
Darker −30%#2BA3BA
Darker −40%#217F91
More saturated +25%#87E5F7
Less saturated −25%#A7CFD7

Channel breakdown

R151
G218
B231
Red151 (59.2%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue189.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G DA · B E7

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