#97c6dd

Color #97c6dd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#97c6dd

RGB

rgb(151, 198, 221)

HSL

hsl(199.7, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.7, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 10.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(77.39, -9.98, -16.42)

LCH

lch(77.39, 19.22, 238.71)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0592, 229.52)

HWB

hwb(199.7, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddae97

Analogous

#97ddd1

#97c6dd

#97a3dd

Triadic

#97c6dd

#dd97c6

#c6dd97

Split-complementary

#97c6dd

#dd97a3

#ddd197

Tetradic

#97c6dd

#ae97dd

#ddae97

#c6dd97

Square

#97c6dd

#d197dd

#ddae97

#a3dd97

Shades

Color #97c6dd mixed toward black.

#68acce

#3d92bb

#2e6d8c

#1f495d

#0f242f

Tints

Color #97c6dd mixed toward white.

#a8cfe3

#bad9e8

#cbe2ee

#dcecf4

#eef5f9

Tones

Color #97c6dd mixed toward gray.

#9dc4d7

#a3c2d1

#a8c0cb

#aebec6

#b4bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaed8 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#aba7d6 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#9ad3d2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97c6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97c6dd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#97c6dd (#97c6dd) is rgb(151, 198, 221) in RGB.

No, #97c6dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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