#97a8d0

Color #97a8d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97a8d0

RGB

rgb(151, 168, 208)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 37.7%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 27.4%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 19.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(68.85, 3.08, -22.29)

LCH

lch(68.85, 22.5, 277.87)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0613, 266.91)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 59.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0bf97

Analogous

#97c4d0

#97a8d0

#a397d0

Triadic

#97a8d0

#d097a8

#a8d097

Split-complementary

#97a8d0

#d0a397

#c4d097

Tetradic

#97a8d0

#bf97d0

#d0bf97

#a8d097

Square

#97a8d0

#d097c4

#d0bf97

#97d0a3

Shades

Color #97a8d0 mixed toward black.

#6e86bd

#4b65a5

#384c7c

#253352

#131929

Tints

Color #97a8d0 mixed toward white.

#a8b7d8

#bac5e0

#cbd4e7

#dce2ef

#eef1f7

Tones

Color #97a8d0 mixed toward gray.

#9caacb

#a1acc6

#a5aec2

#aab0bd

#afb2b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc7 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9cc5 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#98c0be · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97a8d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a8d0]

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

#97a8d0 (#97a8d0) is rgb(151, 168, 208) in RGB.

No, #97a8d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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