#97badc

Color #97badc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97badc

RGB

rgb(151, 186, 220)

HSL

hsl(209.6, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.6, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 15.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.1, -3.83, -20.86)

LCH

lch(74.1, 21.21, 259.6)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0619, 247.87)

HWB

hwb(209.6, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcb997

Analogous

#97dcdb

#97badc

#9797dc

Triadic

#97badc

#dc97ba

#badc97

Split-complementary

#97badc

#dc9797

#dcdb97

Tetradic

#97badc

#b997dc

#dcb997

#badc97

Square

#97badc

#db97dc

#dcb997

#97dc97

Shades

Color #97badc mixed toward black.

#699bcc

#3e7cb9

#2f5d8b

#1f3e5c

#101f2e

Tints

Color #97badc mixed toward white.

#a8c5e2

#bad1e8

#cbdced

#dce8f3

#eef3f9

Tones

Color #97badc mixed toward gray.

#9dbad6

#a2bad0

#a8bacb

#aebac5

#b4b9bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8d4 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a3d3 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#99cecd · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97badc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97badc]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#97badc (#97badc) is rgb(151, 186, 220) in RGB.

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

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