#97b3dc

Color #97b3dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97b3dc

RGB

rgb(151, 179, 220)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.22, -0.03, -23.73)

LCH

lch(72.22, 23.73, 269.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0668, 257.82)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc097

Analogous

#97d5dc

#97b3dc

#9d97dc

Triadic

#97b3dc

#dc97b3

#b3dc97

Split-complementary

#97b3dc

#dc9d97

#d5dc97

Tetradic

#97b3dc

#c097dc

#dcc097

#b3dc97

Square

#97b3dc

#dc97d5

#dcc097

#97dc9d

Shades

Color #97b3dc mixed toward black.

#6991cc

#3e70b9

#2f548b

#1f385c

#101c2e

Tints

Color #97b3dc mixed toward white.

#a8c0e2

#bacce8

#cbd9ed

#dce6f3

#eef2f9

Tones

Color #97b3dc mixed toward gray.

#9db4d6

#a2b5d0

#a8b6cb

#aeb7c5

#b4b8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d3 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a0d1 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#99ccca · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97b3dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b3dc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#97b3dc (#97b3dc) is rgb(151, 179, 220) in RGB.

No, #97b3dc 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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