#97aedd

Color #97aedd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97aedd

RGB

rgb(151, 174, 221)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(70.92, 2.97, -26.26)

LCH

lch(70.92, 26.43, 276.45)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0728, 264.41)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc697

Analogous

#97d1dd

#97aedd

#a397dd

Triadic

#97aedd

#dd97ae

#aedd97

Split-complementary

#97aedd

#dda397

#d1dd97

Tetradic

#97aedd

#c697dd

#ddc697

#aedd97

Square

#97aedd

#dd97d1

#ddc697

#97dda3

Shades

Color #97aedd mixed toward black.

#6889ce

#3d66bb

#2e4d8c

#1f335d

#0f1a2f

Tints

Color #97aedd mixed toward white.

#a8bbe3

#bac9e8

#cbd6ee

#dce4f4

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #97aedd mixed toward gray.

#9db0d7

#a3b2d1

#a8b4cb

#aeb6c6

#b4b8c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2d3 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a09ed0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#98cac8 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97aedd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aedd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97aedd (#97aedd) is rgb(151, 174, 221) in RGB.

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

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