#97b4ee

Color #97b4ee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 16.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97b4ee

RGB

rgb(151, 180, 238)

HSL

hsl(220, 71.9%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 36.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 24.4%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(73.15, 4.02, -32.09)

LCH

lch(73.15, 32.34, 277.14)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0895, 263.84)

HWB

hwb(220, 59.2%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed197

Analogous

#97e0ee

#97b4ee

#a697ee

Triadic

#97b4ee

#ee97b4

#b4ee97

Split-complementary

#97b4ee

#eea697

#e0ee97

Tetradic

#97b4ee

#d197ee

#eed197

#b4ee97

Square

#97b4ee

#ee97e0

#eed197

#97eea6

Shades

Color #97b4ee mixed toward black.

#5f8ce5

#2864dc

#1b4aa7

#12316f

#091938

Tints

Color #97b4ee mixed toward white.

#a8c1f1

#bacdf4

#cbdaf7

#dce6f9

#eef3fc

Tones

Color #97b4ee mixed toward gray.

#9eb6e7

#a6b9e0

#adbbd8

#b4bed1

#bbc0ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5e2 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a0df · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#99d7d5 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97b4ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b4ee]

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

#97b4ee (#97b4ee) is rgb(151, 180, 238) in RGB.

No, #97b4ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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