#97a6de

Color #97a6de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.79 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97a6de

RGB

rgb(151, 166, 222)

HSL

hsl(227.3, 51.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.3, 32%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 25.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(68.84, 7.68, -30.01)

LCH

lch(68.84, 30.98, 284.35)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0832, 272.62)

HWB

hwb(227.3, 59.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#decf97

Analogous

#97c9de

#97a6de

#ab97de

Triadic

#97a6de

#de97a6

#a6de97

Split-complementary

#97a6de

#deab97

#c9de97

Tetradic

#97a6de

#cf97de

#decf97

#a6de97

Square

#97a6de

#de97c9

#decf97

#97deab

Shades

Color #97a6de mixed toward black.

#687ecf

#3c57bd

#2d418d

#1e2c5e

#0f162f

Tints

Color #97a6de mixed toward white.

#a8b5e3

#bac4e9

#cbd2ee

#dce1f4

#eef0f9

Tones

Color #97a6de mixed toward gray.

#9da9d8

#a3add2

#a9b0cc

#afb4c6

#b4b7c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed2 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9ccf · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#98c8c6 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97a6de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a6de]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#97a6de (#97a6de) is rgb(151, 166, 222) in RGB.

No, #97a6de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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