#97baeb

Color #97baeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#97baeb

RGB

rgb(151, 186, 235)

HSL

hsl(215, 67.7%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 35.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(74.63, -0.05, -28.18)

LCH

lch(74.63, 28.18, 269.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.08, 256.85)

HWB

hwb(215, 59.2%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc897

Analogous

#97e4eb

#97baeb

#9e97eb

Triadic

#97baeb

#eb97ba

#baeb97

Split-complementary

#97baeb

#eb9e97

#e4eb97

Tetradic

#97baeb

#c897eb

#ebc897

#baeb97

Square

#97baeb

#eb97e4

#ebc897

#97eb9e

Shades

Color #97baeb mixed toward black.

#6196e1

#2b72d6

#1f56a2

#15396c

#0a1d36

Tints

Color #97baeb mixed toward white.

#a8c6ee

#bad1f2

#cbddf5

#dce8f8

#eef4fc

Tones

Color #97baeb mixed toward gray.

#9ebbe4

#a5bcdd

#acbed6

#b3bfcf

#bac0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a8e0 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a3de · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#99d8d6 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97baeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97baeb]

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

#97baeb (#97baeb) is rgb(151, 186, 235) in RGB.

No, #97baeb 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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