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Colour

#97E3EA

  • #97E3EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#97E3EA is a cyan with RGB values 151, 227, 234 and HSL 185°, 66%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#97E3EA#97E3EA
HEX#97E3EA
RGBrgb(151, 227, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.8902, 0.9176
RGB percentages59.2%, 89%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(185.1, 66.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 35.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK35.5%, 3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,954,282
CSS custom property--colour: #97E3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#681C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76E9E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 6.5Powder blue · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Light cyan · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9E97
Analogous#97EAC8, #97B9EA
Triadic#EA97E3, #E3EA97
Split complementary#EA97BA, #EAC897
Tetradic#C897EA, #EA9E97, #B9EA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECFAFB
Lighter +10%#C1EEF3
Darker −10%#6DD8E1
Darker −20%#42CCD9
Darker −30%#27B4C1
Darker −40%#1E8C97
More saturated +25%#87F0FA
Less saturated −25%#A7D6DA

Channel breakdown

R151
G227
B234
Red151 (59.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue185.06°
Saturation (HSL)66.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G E3 · B EA

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