#97b1e6

Color #97b1e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#97b1e6

RGB

rgb(151, 177, 230)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 61.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 34.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 23%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(72.05, 3.6, -29.43)

LCH

lch(72.05, 29.65, 276.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0819, 264.25)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 59.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6cc97

Analogous

#97d8e6

#97b1e6

#a597e6

Triadic

#97b1e6

#e697b1

#b1e697

Split-complementary

#97b1e6

#e6a597

#d8e697

Tetradic

#97b1e6

#cc97e6

#e6cc97

#b1e697

Square

#97b1e6

#e697d8

#e6cc97

#97e6a5

Shades

Color #97b1e6 mixed toward black.

#648bda

#3164cd

#254b9a

#193266

#0c1933

Tints

Color #97b1e6 mixed toward white.

#a8beea

#bacbee

#cbd8f2

#dce5f7

#eef2fb

Tones

Color #97b1e6 mixed toward gray.

#9eb3df

#a4b5d9

#abb8d2

#b1bacc

#b8bcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3db · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a19fd8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#98d1cf · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97b1e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b1e6]

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

#97b1e6 (#97b1e6) is rgb(151, 177, 230) in RGB.

No, #97b1e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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