#97aac2

Color #97aac2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#97aac2

RGB

rgb(151, 170, 194)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 26.1%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 22.2%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 12.4%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(68.91, -1.34, -14.46)

LCH

lch(68.91, 14.52, 264.71)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0409, 254.4)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 59.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2af97

Analogous

#97bfc2

#97aac2

#9997c2

Triadic

#97aac2

#c297aa

#aac297

Split-complementary

#97aac2

#c29997

#bfc297

Tetradic

#97aac2

#af97c2

#c2af97

#aac297

Square

#97aac2

#c297bf

#c2af97

#97c299

Shades

Color #97aac2 mixed toward black.

#738cad

#556f91

#40546d

#2a3848

#151c24

Tints

Color #97aac2 mixed toward white.

#a8b8cc

#bac6d6

#cbd4e0

#dce3eb

#eef1f5

Tones

Color #97aac2 mixed toward gray.

#9aaabe

#9eabbb

#a2abb7

#a5acb4

#a9acb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bd · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9dbb · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#98b8b7 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97aac2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97aac2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97aac2 (#97aac2) is rgb(151, 170, 194) in RGB.

No, #97aac2 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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