#97a9d8

Color #97a9d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97a9d8

RGB

rgb(151, 169, 216)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 21.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(69.41, 4.5, -25.84)

LCH

lch(69.41, 26.23, 279.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0712, 268.31)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c697

Analogous

#97cad8

#97a9d8

#a697d8

Triadic

#97a9d8

#d897a9

#a9d897

Split-complementary

#97a9d8

#d8a697

#cad897

Tetradic

#97a9d8

#c697d8

#d8c697

#a9d897

Square

#97a9d8

#d897ca

#d8c697

#97d8a6

Shades

Color #97a9d8 mixed toward black.

#6b84c7

#4362b2

#324986

#213159

#11182d

Tints

Color #97a9d8 mixed toward white.

#a8b7df

#bac6e5

#cbd4ec

#dce2f2

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #97a9d8 mixed toward gray.

#9dacd3

#a2aecd

#a7b0c8

#adb3c2

#b2b5bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fce · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9e9dcb · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#98c5c4 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a9d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a9d8]

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

#97a9d8 (#97a9d8) is rgb(151, 169, 216) in RGB.

No, #97a9d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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