#97b3e2

Color #97b3e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#97b3e2

RGB

rgb(151, 179, 226)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 56.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 33.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.2%, 20.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.43, 1.48, -26.67)

LCH

lch(72.43, 26.71, 273.18)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0746, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 59.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c697

Analogous

#97d8e2

#97b3e2

#a097e2

Triadic

#97b3e2

#e297b3

#b3e297

Split-complementary

#97b3e2

#e2a097

#d8e297

Tetradic

#97b3e2

#c697e2

#e2c697

#b3e297

Square

#97b3e2

#e297d8

#e2c697

#97e2a0

Shades

Color #97b3e2 mixed toward black.

#668fd4

#376cc4

#295193

#1b3662

#0e1b31

Tints

Color #97b3e2 mixed toward white.

#a8c0e7

#baccec

#cbd9f0

#dce6f5

#eef2fa

Tones

Color #97b3e2 mixed toward gray.

#9db5dc

#a3b6d5

#aab8cf

#b0b9c9

#b6bbc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d8 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a0d5 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#99cfcd · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97b3e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b3e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#97b3e2 (#97b3e2) is rgb(151, 179, 226) in RGB.

No, #97b3e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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