#97b6e1

Color #97b6e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97b6e1

RGB

rgb(151, 182, 225)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 55.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 32.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 19.1%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(73.2, -0.42, -24.95)

LCH

lch(73.2, 24.95, 269.04)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0707, 256.67)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 59.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1c297

Analogous

#97dbe1

#97b6e1

#9d97e1

Triadic

#97b6e1

#e197b6

#b6e197

Split-complementary

#97b6e1

#e19d97

#dbe197

Tetradic

#97b6e1

#c297e1

#e1c297

#b6e197

Square

#97b6e1

#e197db

#e1c297

#97e19d

Shades

Color #97b6e1 mixed toward black.

#6694d3

#3872c2

#2a5592

#1c3961

#0e1c31

Tints

Color #97b6e1 mixed toward white.

#a8c2e6

#baceeb

#cbdaf0

#dce7f5

#eef3fa

Tones

Color #97b6e1 mixed toward gray.

#9db7db

#a3b8d5

#a9b9ce

#b0bac8

#b6bbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6d8 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a1d5 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#99d0ce · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97b6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b6e1]

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

#97b6e1 (#97b6e1) is rgb(151, 182, 225) in RGB.

No, #97b6e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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