#97aeda

Color #97aeda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#97aeda

RGB

rgb(151, 174, 218)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 47.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 30.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(70.81, 2.22, -24.79)

LCH

lch(70.81, 24.89, 275.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0688, 263.24)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 59.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac397

Analogous

#97d0da

#97aeda

#a297da

Triadic

#97aeda

#da97ae

#aeda97

Split-complementary

#97aeda

#daa297

#d0da97

Tetradic

#97aeda

#c397da

#dac397

#aeda97

Square

#97aeda

#da97d0

#dac397

#97daa2

Shades

Color #97aeda mixed toward black.

#6a8bca

#4169b6

#304f88

#20345b

#101a2d

Tints

Color #97aeda mixed toward white.

#a8bce0

#bac9e6

#cbd7ed

#dce4f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #97aeda mixed toward gray.

#9db0d4

#a2b2cf

#a8b3c9

#adb5c4

#b3b7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2d0 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a09ece · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#98c8c7 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97aeda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aeda]

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

#97aeda (#97aeda) is rgb(151, 174, 218) in RGB.

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

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