#97aed1

Color #97aed1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#97aed1

RGB

rgb(151, 174, 209)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 38.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 27.8%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(70.49, 0.01, -20.34)

LCH

lch(70.49, 20.34, 270.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0569, 258.65)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 59.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ba97

Analogous

#97cbd1

#97aed1

#9d97d1

Triadic

#97aed1

#d197ae

#aed197

Split-complementary

#97aed1

#d19d97

#cbd197

Tetradic

#97aed1

#ba97d1

#d1ba97

#aed197

Square

#97aed1

#d197cb

#d1ba97

#97d19d

Shades

Color #97aed1 mixed toward black.

#6d8ebf

#4a6ea6

#37537d

#253753

#121c2a

Tints

Color #97aed1 mixed toward white.

#a8bcd9

#bac9e0

#cbd7e8

#dce4f0

#eef2f7

Tones

Color #97aed1 mixed toward gray.

#9cafcc

#a1b0c7

#a6b1c3

#aab2be

#afb3b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2c9 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a09ec7 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#98c3c1 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97aed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aed1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97aed1 (#97aed1) is rgb(151, 174, 209) in RGB.

No, #97aed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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