#97bbd9

Color #97bbd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#97bbd9

RGB

rgb(151, 187, 217)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 46.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 30.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(74.27, -5.11, -18.97)

LCH

lch(74.27, 19.65, 254.92)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.058, 243.7)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 59.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9b597

Analogous

#97d9d6

#97bbd9

#979ad9

Triadic

#97bbd9

#d997bb

#bbd997

Split-complementary

#97bbd9

#d9979a

#d9d697

Tetradic

#97bbd9

#b597d9

#d9b597

#bbd997

Square

#97bbd9

#d697d9

#d9b597

#9ad997

Shades

Color #97bbd9 mixed toward black.

#6a9ec9

#4280b4

#316087

#21405a

#10202d

Tints

Color #97bbd9 mixed toward white.

#a8c6df

#bad2e6

#cbddec

#dce8f2

#eef4f9

Tones

Color #97bbd9 mixed toward gray.

#9dbbd4

#a2bace

#a8bac9

#adb9c3

#b3b9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d2 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a3d1 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#99cdcb · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97bbd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97bbd9]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#97bbd9 (#97bbd9) is rgb(151, 187, 217) in RGB.

No, #97bbd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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