#97aeec

Color #97aeec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.59 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#97aeec

RGB

rgb(151, 174, 236)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 26.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(71.49, 6.82, -33.56)

LCH

lch(71.49, 34.25, 281.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0933, 268.47)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 59.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd597

Analogous

#97d8ec

#97aeec

#ab97ec

Triadic

#97aeec

#ec97ae

#aeec97

Split-complementary

#97aeec

#ecab97

#d8ec97

Tetradic

#97aeec

#d597ec

#ecd597

#aeec97

Square

#97aeec

#ec97d8

#ecd597

#97ecab

Shades

Color #97aeec mixed toward black.

#6184e2

#2a59d8

#1e42a4

#142c6d

#0a1637

Tints

Color #97aeec mixed toward white.

#a8bcef

#bac9f2

#cbd7f6

#dce4f9

#eef2fc

Tones

Color #97aeec mixed toward gray.

#9eb1e5

#a5b5de

#acb8d7

#b3bbd0

#babec9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2df · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a09edc · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#98d4d2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97aeec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aeec]

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

#97aeec (#97aeec) is rgb(151, 174, 236) in RGB.

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

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