#97ace3

Color #97ace3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.11 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#97ace3

RGB

rgb(151, 172, 227)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 57.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 33.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(70.61, 5.61, -30.01)

LCH

lch(70.61, 30.53, 280.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0831, 268.21)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 59.2%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3ce97

Analogous

#97d2e3

#97ace3

#a897e3

Triadic

#97ace3

#e397ac

#ace397

Split-complementary

#97ace3

#e3a897

#d2e397

Tetradic

#97ace3

#ce97e3

#e3ce97

#ace397

Square

#97ace3

#e397d2

#e3ce97

#97e3a8

Shades

Color #97ace3 mixed toward black.

#6584d6

#355ec7

#284695

#1b2f63

#0d1732

Tints

Color #97ace3 mixed toward white.

#a8bae8

#bac8ec

#cbd5f1

#dce3f6

#eef1fa

Tones

Color #97ace3 mixed toward gray.

#9dafdd

#a4b2d6

#aab4d0

#b0b7ca

#b7bac3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d7 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9ed4 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#98cecb · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97ace3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97ace3]

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

#97ace3 (#97ace3) is rgb(151, 172, 227) in RGB.

No, #97ace3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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