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Recognised as Colour

#97DCFF

  • #97DCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#97DCFF is a blue with RGB values 151, 220, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#97DCFF#97DCFF
HEX#97DCFF
RGBrgb(151, 220, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8627, 1
RGB percentages59.2%, 86.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.2, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK40.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,952,511
CSS custom property--colour: #97DCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#682300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCEFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6EE6E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.2Light skyblue · ΔE 7Light blue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Powder blue · ΔE 16Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBA97
Analogous#97FFEE, #97A8FF
Triadic#FF97DC, #DCFF97
Split complementary#FF97A8, #FFEE97
Tetradic#EE97FF, #FFBA97, #A8FF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#CAEDFF
Darker −10%#64CBFF
Darker −20%#31BAFF
Darker −30%#00A8FD
Darker −40%#0086CA
More saturated +25%#97DCFF
Less saturated −25%#A4D8F2

Channel breakdown

R151
G220
B255
Red151 (59.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G DC · B FF

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