#97a8cd

Color #97a8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#97a8cd

RGB

rgb(151, 168, 205)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 35.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 26.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.74, 2.36, -20.79)

LCH

lch(68.74, 20.92, 276.48)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0572, 265.59)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 59.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbc97

Analogous

#97c3cd

#97a8cd

#a197cd

Triadic

#97a8cd

#cd97a8

#a8cd97

Split-complementary

#97a8cd

#cda197

#c3cd97

Tetradic

#97a8cd

#bc97cd

#cdbc97

#a8cd97

Square

#97a8cd

#cd97c3

#cdbc97

#97cda1

Shades

Color #97a8cd mixed toward black.

#6f86ba

#4d67a0

#3a4d78

#273450

#131a28

Tints

Color #97a8cd mixed toward white.

#a8b6d5

#bac5de

#cbd3e6

#dce2ee

#eef0f7

Tones

Color #97a8cd mixed toward gray.

#9baac9

#a0abc4

#a4adc0

#a9afbb

#adb0b6

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

#9f9fc5 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9cc3 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#98bebd · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97a8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97a8cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97a8cd (#97a8cd) is rgb(151, 168, 205) in RGB.

No, #97a8cd 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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