#97abc5

Color #97abc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#97abc5

RGB

rgb(151, 171, 197)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.28, -1.19, -15.57)

LCH

lch(69.28, 15.62, 265.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0439, 255.08)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 59.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b197

Analogous

#97c2c5

#97abc5

#9a97c5

Triadic

#97abc5

#c597ab

#abc597

Split-complementary

#97abc5

#c59a97

#c2c597

Tetradic

#97abc5

#b197c5

#c5b197

#abc597

Square

#97abc5

#c597c2

#c5b197

#97c59a

Shades

Color #97abc5 mixed toward black.

#728db0

#537095

#3e5470

#2a384a

#151c25

Tints

Color #97abc5 mixed toward white.

#a8b9cf

#bac7d8

#cbd5e2

#dce3ec

#eef1f5

Tones

Color #97abc5 mixed toward gray.

#9babc1

#9facbd

#a2acb9

#a6adb6

#aaadb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bf · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9dbe · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#98bab9 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97abc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97abc5]

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

#97abc5 (#97abc5) is rgb(151, 171, 197) in RGB.

No, #97abc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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