#97a5cd

Color #97a5cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.59 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#97a5cd

RGB

rgb(151, 165, 205)

HSL

hsl(224.4, 35.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.4, 26.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 19.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.94, 4.02, -22.01)

LCH

lch(67.94, 22.37, 280.35)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0604, 269.81)

HWB

hwb(224.4, 59.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbf97

Analogous

#97c0cd

#97a5cd

#a497cd

Triadic

#97a5cd

#cd97a5

#a5cd97

Split-complementary

#97a5cd

#cda497

#c0cd97

Tetradic

#97a5cd

#bf97cd

#cdbf97

#a5cd97

Square

#97a5cd

#cd97c0

#cdbf97

#97cda4

Shades

Color #97a5cd mixed toward black.

#6f82ba

#4d63a0

#3a4a78

#273150

#131928

Tints

Color #97a5cd mixed toward white.

#a8b4d5

#bac3de

#cbd2e6

#dce1ee

#eef0f7

Tones

Color #97a5cd mixed toward gray.

#9ba7c9

#a0a9c4

#a4acc0

#a9aebb

#adb0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dc4 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9c9bc2 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#98bdbb · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a5cd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a5cd (#97a5cd) is rgb(151, 165, 205) in RGB.

No, #97a5cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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