#97a6dc

Color #97a6dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#97a6dc

RGB

rgb(151, 166, 220)

HSL

hsl(227, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.76, 7.18, -29.03)

LCH

lch(68.76, 29.9, 283.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0804, 272.28)

HWB

hwb(227, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccd97

Analogous

#97c8dc

#97a6dc

#aa97dc

Triadic

#97a6dc

#dc97a6

#a6dc97

Split-complementary

#97a6dc

#dcaa97

#c8dc97

Tetradic

#97a6dc

#cd97dc

#dccd97

#a6dc97

Square

#97a6dc

#dc97c8

#dccd97

#97dcaa

Shades

Color #97a6dc mixed toward black.

#697ecc

#3e59b9

#2f438b

#1f2c5c

#10162e

Tints

Color #97a6dc mixed toward white.

#a8b5e2

#bac4e8

#cbd2ed

#dce1f3

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #97a6dc mixed toward gray.

#9da9d6

#a2acd0

#a8b0cb

#aeb3c5

#b4b6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed1 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9cce · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#98c7c5 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a6dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#97a6dc (#97a6dc) is rgb(151, 166, 220) in RGB.

No, #97a6dc 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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