#97b5df

Color #97b5df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97b5df

RGB

rgb(151, 181, 223)

HSL

hsl(215, 52.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 32.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.3%, 18.8%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(72.86, -0.37, -24.38)

LCH

lch(72.86, 24.38, 269.13)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.069, 256.85)

HWB

hwb(215, 59.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc197

Analogous

#97d9df

#97b5df

#9d97df

Triadic

#97b5df

#df97b5

#b5df97

Split-complementary

#97b5df

#df9d97

#d9df97

Tetradic

#97b5df

#c197df

#dfc197

#b5df97

Square

#97b5df

#df97d9

#dfc197

#97df9d

Shades

Color #97b5df mixed toward black.

#6793d0

#3b72bf

#2c558f

#1d395f

#0f1c30

Tints

Color #97b5df mixed toward white.

#a8c1e4

#baceea

#cbdaef

#dce6f4

#eef3fa

Tones

Color #97b5df mixed toward gray.

#9db6d9

#a3b7d3

#a9b8cd

#afb9c7

#b5bac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d6 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a1d4 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#99cecc · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97b5df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b5df]

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

#97b5df (#97b5df) is rgb(151, 181, 223) in RGB.

No, #97b5df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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