#97acde

Color #97acde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#97acde

RGB

rgb(151, 172, 222)

HSL

hsl(222.3, 51.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.3, 32%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(70.43, 4.33, -27.57)

LCH

lch(70.43, 27.91, 278.93)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0763, 266.85)

HWB

hwb(222.3, 59.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dec997

Analogous

#97cfde

#97acde

#a597de

Triadic

#97acde

#de97ac

#acde97

Split-complementary

#97acde

#dea597

#cfde97

Tetradic

#97acde

#c997de

#dec997

#acde97

Square

#97acde

#de97cf

#dec997

#97dea5

Shades

Color #97acde mixed toward black.

#6886cf

#3c62bd

#2d498d

#1e315e

#0f182f

Tints

Color #97acde mixed toward white.

#a8bae3

#bac8e9

#cbd5ee

#dce3f4

#eef1f9

Tones

Color #97acde mixed toward gray.

#9daed8

#a3b1d2

#a9b3cc

#afb6c6

#b4b8c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d3 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9ed1 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#98cac8 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97acde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97acde]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97acde (#97acde) is rgb(151, 172, 222) in RGB.

No, #97acde 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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