#97a6be

Color #97a6be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#97a6be

RGB

rgb(151, 166, 190)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 23.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 20.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(67.7, -0.06, -14.07)

LCH

lch(67.7, 14.07, 269.76)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0389, 259.79)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 59.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beaf97

Analogous

#97babe

#97a6be

#9c97be

Triadic

#97a6be

#be97a6

#a6be97

Split-complementary

#97a6be

#be9c97

#babe97

Tetradic

#97a6be

#af97be

#beaf97

#a6be97

Square

#97a6be

#be97ba

#beaf97

#97be9c

Shades

Color #97a6be mixed toward black.

#7488a8

#576c8c

#425169

#2c3646

#161b23

Tints

Color #97a6be mixed toward white.

#a8b5c9

#bac4d4

#cbd3df

#dce1e9

#eef0f4

Tones

Color #97a6be mixed toward gray.

#9aa7bb

#9ea8b8

#a1a8b4

#a4a9b1

#a7aaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb9 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9cb7 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#98b4b3 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97a6be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a6be]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#97a6be (#97a6be) is rgb(151, 166, 190) in RGB.

No, #97a6be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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