#97acd3

Color #97acd3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97acd3

RGB

rgb(151, 172, 211)

HSL

hsl(219, 40.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 28.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 18.5%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(70.03, 1.6, -22.15)

LCH

lch(70.03, 22.21, 274.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0613, 262.69)

HWB

hwb(219, 59.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3be97

Analogous

#97cad3

#97acd3

#a097d3

Triadic

#97acd3

#d397ac

#acd397

Split-complementary

#97acd3

#d3a097

#cad397

Tetradic

#97acd3

#be97d3

#d3be97

#acd397

Square

#97acd3

#d397ca

#d3be97

#97d3a0

Shades

Color #97acd3 mixed toward black.

#6d8ac1

#486aaa

#36507f

#243555

#121b2a

Tints

Color #97acd3 mixed toward white.

#a8bada

#bac8e2

#cbd6e9

#dce3f0

#eef1f8

Tones

Color #97acd3 mixed toward gray.

#9caece

#a1afc9

#a6b1c4

#abb2bf

#b0b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ca · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9ec8 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#98c3c2 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97acd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97acd3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97acd3 (#97acd3) is rgb(151, 172, 211) in RGB.

No, #97acd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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