#97b5e6

Color #97b5e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.92 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#97b5e6

RGB

rgb(151, 181, 230)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 61.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 34.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(73.11, 1.4, -27.8)

LCH

lch(73.11, 27.84, 272.88)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.078, 260.1)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 59.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6c897

Analogous

#97dce6

#97b5e6

#a097e6

Triadic

#97b5e6

#e697b5

#b5e697

Split-complementary

#97b5e6

#e6a097

#dce697

Tetradic

#97b5e6

#c897e6

#e6c897

#b5e697

Square

#97b5e6

#e697dc

#e6c897

#97e6a0

Shades

Color #97b5e6 mixed toward black.

#6491da

#316ccd

#25519a

#193666

#0c1b33

Tints

Color #97b5e6 mixed toward white.

#a8c1ea

#baceee

#cbdaf2

#dce6f7

#eef3fb

Tones

Color #97b5e6 mixed toward gray.

#9eb7df

#a4b8d9

#abbad2

#b1bbcc

#b8bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5db · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a3a1d9 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#99d3d1 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97b5e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b5e6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#97b5e6 (#97b5e6) is rgb(151, 181, 230) in RGB.

No, #97b5e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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