#97a3d8

Color #97a3d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.16 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#97a3d8

RGB

rgb(151, 163, 216)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(67.82, 7.85, -28.27)

LCH

lch(67.82, 29.34, 285.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0783, 274.39)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cc97

Analogous

#97c4d8

#97a3d8

#ac97d8

Triadic

#97a3d8

#d897a3

#a3d897

Split-complementary

#97a3d8

#d8ac97

#c4d897

Tetradic

#97a3d8

#cc97d8

#d8cc97

#a3d897

Square

#97a3d8

#d897c4

#d8cc97

#97d8ac

Shades

Color #97a3d8 mixed toward black.

#6b7cc7

#4357b2

#324186

#212c59

#11162d

Tints

Color #97a3d8 mixed toward white.

#a8b2df

#bac2e5

#cbd1ec

#dce0f2

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #97a3d8 mixed toward gray.

#9da7d3

#a2aacd

#a7adc8

#adb1c2

#b2b4bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ccd · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9c9bca · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#98c3c1 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a3d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a3d8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#97a3d8 (#97a3d8) is rgb(151, 163, 216) in RGB.

No, #97a3d8 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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