#97a4dd

Color #97a4dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.02 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97a4dd

RGB

rgb(151, 164, 221)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(68.28, 8.55, -30.33)

LCH

lch(68.28, 31.51, 285.74)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0842, 274.22)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd097

Analogous

#97c7dd

#97a4dd

#ad97dd

Triadic

#97a4dd

#dd97a4

#a4dd97

Split-complementary

#97a4dd

#ddad97

#c7dd97

Tetradic

#97a4dd

#d097dd

#ddd097

#a4dd97

Square

#97a4dd

#dd97c7

#ddd097

#97ddad

Shades

Color #97a4dd mixed toward black.

#687bce

#3d54bb

#2e3f8c

#1f2a5d

#0f152f

Tints

Color #97a4dd mixed toward white.

#a8b3e3

#bac2e8

#cbd1ee

#dce1f4

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #97a4dd mixed toward gray.

#9da8d7

#a3abd1

#a8afcb

#aeb3c6

#b4b6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd1 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9bce · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#98c7c5 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a4dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a4dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#97a4dd (#97a4dd) is rgb(151, 164, 221) in RGB.

No, #97a4dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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