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Recognised as Colour

#97DFE2

  • #97DFE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#97DFE2 is a cyan with RGB values 151, 223, 226 and HSL 182°, 56%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#97DFE2#97DFE2
HEX#97DFE2
RGBrgb(151, 223, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8745, 0.8863
RGB percentages59.2%, 87.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(182.4, 56.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.4, 33.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK33.2%, 1.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,953,250
CSS custom property--colour: #97DFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#68201D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D9E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CEE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7AE4E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 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 text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.4Powder blue · ΔE 7.7Light blue · ΔE 11.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Light cyan · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29A97
Analogous#97E2C0, #97BAE2
Triadic#E297DF, #DFE297
Split complementary#E297BA, #E2C097
Tetradic#C097E2, #E29A97, #BAE297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F8F8
Lighter +10%#BFEBED
Darker −10%#6FD3D7
Darker −20%#47C6CC
Darker −30%#31AAAF
Darker −40%#268387
More saturated +25%#86EEF3
Less saturated −25%#A8D0D1

Channel breakdown

R151
G223
B226
Red151 (59.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue182.4°
Saturation (HSL)56.39%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G DF · B E2

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