#97a3cf

Color #97a3cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#97a3cf

RGB

rgb(151, 163, 207)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(67.48, 5.63, -23.82)

LCH

lch(67.48, 24.48, 283.3)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0656, 272.8)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 59.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc397

Analogous

#97bfcf

#97a3cf

#a797cf

Triadic

#97a3cf

#cf97a3

#a3cf97

Split-complementary

#97a3cf

#cfa797

#bfcf97

Tetradic

#97a3cf

#c397cf

#cfc397

#a3cf97

Square

#97a3cf

#cf97bf

#cfc397

#97cfa7

Shades

Color #97a3cf mixed toward black.

#6e7fbc

#4b5ea3

#39477a

#262f52

#131829

Tints

Color #97a3cf mixed toward white.

#a8b2d7

#bac2df

#cbd1e7

#dce0ef

#eef0f7

Tones

Color #97a3cf mixed toward gray.

#9ca6ca

#a0a8c6

#a5abc1

#aaaebc

#aeb0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc6 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9bc3 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#98bebc · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97a3cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a3cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#97a3cf (#97a3cf) is rgb(151, 163, 207) in RGB.

No, #97a3cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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