#97b4e6

Color #97b4e6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#97b4e6

RGB

rgb(151, 180, 230)

HSL

hsl(218, 61.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 34.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 1.95, -28.21)

LCH

lch(72.85, 28.28, 273.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0789, 261.18)

HWB

hwb(218, 59.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6c997

Analogous

#97dbe6

#97b4e6

#a297e6

Triadic

#97b4e6

#e697b4

#b4e697

Split-complementary

#97b4e6

#e6a297

#dbe697

Tetradic

#97b4e6

#c997e6

#e6c997

#b4e697

Square

#97b4e6

#e697db

#e6c997

#97e6a2

Shades

Color #97b4e6 mixed toward black.

#648fda

#316acd

#25509a

#193566

#0c1b33

Tints

Color #97b4e6 mixed toward white.

#a8c0ea

#bacdee

#cbd9f2

#dce6f7

#eef2fb

Tones

Color #97b4e6 mixed toward gray.

#9eb6df

#a4b7d9

#abb9d2

#b1bbcc

#b8bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5db · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a0d9 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#99d2d0 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97b4e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97b4e6]

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

#97b4e6 (#97b4e6) is rgb(151, 180, 230) in RGB.

No, #97b4e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #97b4e6, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast