#97b0e3

Color #97b0e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.53 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#97b0e3

RGB

rgb(151, 176, 227)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 57.6%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 33.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 22.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(71.67, 3.39, -28.38)

LCH

lch(71.67, 28.58, 276.81)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0789, 264.25)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 59.2%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3ca97

Analogous

#97d6e3

#97b0e3

#a497e3

Triadic

#97b0e3

#e397b0

#b0e397

Split-complementary

#97b0e3

#e3a497

#d6e397

Tetradic

#97b0e3

#ca97e3

#e3ca97

#b0e397

Square

#97b0e3

#e397d6

#e3ca97

#97e3a4

Shades

Color #97b0e3 mixed toward black.

#658ad6

#3565c7

#284c95

#1b3363

#0d1932

Tints

Color #97b0e3 mixed toward white.

#a8bde8

#bacaec

#cbd7f1

#dce5f6

#eef2fa

Tones

Color #97b0e3 mixed toward gray.

#9db2dd

#a4b4d6

#aab6d0

#b0b9ca

#b7bbc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3d8 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a19fd5 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#98cfcd · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97b0e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b0e3]

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

#97b0e3 (#97b0e3) is rgb(151, 176, 227) in RGB.

No, #97b0e3 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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