#97a5b9

Color #97a5b9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#97a5b9

RGB

rgb(151, 165, 185)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 19.5%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 18.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.27, -0.64, -11.94)

LCH

lch(67.27, 11.96, 266.93)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0332, 257.3)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 59.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9ab97

Analogous

#97b6b9

#97a5b9

#9a97b9

Triadic

#97a5b9

#b997a5

#a5b997

Split-complementary

#97a5b9

#b99a97

#b6b997

Tetradic

#97a5b9

#ab97b9

#b9ab97

#a5b997

Square

#97a5b9

#b997b6

#b9ab97

#97b99a

Shades

Color #97a5b9 mixed toward black.

#7688a2

#5a6c86

#445164

#2d3643

#171b21

Tints

Color #97a5b9 mixed toward white.

#a8b4c5

#bac3d0

#cbd2dc

#dce1e8

#eef0f3

Tones

Color #97a5b9 mixed toward gray.

#9aa6b6

#9da6b3

#a0a7b1

#a2a7ae

#a5a8ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db4 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9c9bb3 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#98b1b0 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 9.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #97a5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a5b9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a5b9 (#97a5b9) is rgb(151, 165, 185) in RGB.

No, #97a5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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