#97a3bd

Color #97a3bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#97a3bd

RGB

rgb(151, 163, 189)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 22.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 20.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.86, 1.37, -14.78)

LCH

lch(66.86, 14.84, 275.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0403, 265.73)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 59.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb197

Analogous

#97b6bd

#97a3bd

#9e97bd

Triadic

#97a3bd

#bd97a3

#a3bd97

Split-complementary

#97a3bd

#bd9e97

#b6bd97

Tetradic

#97a3bd

#b197bd

#bdb197

#a3bd97

Square

#97a3bd

#bd97b6

#bdb197

#97bd9e

Shades

Color #97a3bd mixed toward black.

#7484a7

#58688b

#424e68

#2c3445

#161a23

Tints

Color #97a3bd mixed toward white.

#a8b2c8

#bac2d3

#cbd1de

#dce0e9

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #97a3bd mixed toward gray.

#9aa4ba

#9da5b7

#a1a7b4

#a4a8b0

#a7a9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb7 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9bb6 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#98b2b1 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a3bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a3bd (#97a3bd) is rgb(151, 163, 189) in RGB.

No, #97a3bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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