#97a3b4

Color #97a3b4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#97a3b4

RGB

rgb(151, 163, 180)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 16.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 16.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.57, -0.64, -10.2)

LCH

lch(66.57, 10.22, 266.41)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0283, 257.14)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 59.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4a897

Analogous

#97b1b4

#97a3b4

#9a97b4

Triadic

#97a3b4

#b497a3

#a3b497

Split-complementary

#97a3b4

#b49a97

#b1b497

Tetradic

#97a3b4

#a897b4

#b4a897

#a3b497

Square

#97a3b4

#b497b1

#b4a897

#97b49a

Shades

Color #97a3b4 mixed toward black.

#77879d

#5c6b80

#455060

#2e3640

#171b20

Tints

Color #97a3b4 mixed toward white.

#a8b2c0

#bac2cd

#cbd1d9

#dce0e6

#eef0f2

Tones

Color #97a3b4 mixed toward gray.

#99a3b2

#9ca4af

#9ea4ad

#a1a5aa

#a3a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb0 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9baf · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#98adac · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a3b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a3b4]

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

#97a3b4 (#97a3b4) is rgb(151, 163, 180) in RGB.

No, #97a3b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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