#97b3cf

Color #97b3cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#97b3cf

RGB

rgb(151, 179, 207)

HSL

hsl(210, 36.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 27.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.77, -3.2, -17.3)

LCH

lch(71.77, 17.59, 259.52)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0508, 248.53)

HWB

hwb(210, 59.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb397

Analogous

#97cfcf

#97b3cf

#9797cf

Triadic

#97b3cf

#cf97b3

#b3cf97

Split-complementary

#97b3cf

#cf9797

#cfcf97

Tetradic

#97b3cf

#b397cf

#cfb397

#b3cf97

Square

#97b3cf

#cf97cf

#cfb397

#97cf97

Shades

Color #97b3cf mixed toward black.

#6e95bc

#4b77a3

#395a7a

#263c52

#131e29

Tints

Color #97b3cf mixed toward white.

#a8c0d7

#baccdf

#cbd9e7

#dce6ef

#eef2f7

Tones

Color #97b3cf mixed toward gray.

#9cb3ca

#a0b3c6

#a5b3c1

#aab3bc

#aeb3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c9 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a0c7 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#99c4c2 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97b3cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b3cf]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#97b3cf (#97b3cf) is rgb(151, 179, 207) in RGB.

No, #97b3cf 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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