#97bdfa

Color #97bdfa

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#97bdfa

RGB

rgb(151, 189, 250)

HSL

hsl(217, 90.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 39.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.6%, 24.4%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(75.99, 2.24, -34.17)

LCH

lch(75.99, 34.24, 273.75)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0966, 259.68)

HWB

hwb(217, 59.2%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fad497

Analogous

#97eefa

#97bdfa

#a297fa

Triadic

#97bdfa

#fa97bd

#bdfa97

Split-complementary

#97bdfa

#faa297

#eefa97

Tetradic

#97bdfa

#d497fa

#fad497

#bdfa97

Square

#97bdfa

#fa97ee

#fad497

#97faa2

Shades

Color #97bdfa mixed toward black.

#5794f7

#176cf4

#094fbf

#06357f

#031a40

Tints

Color #97bdfa mixed toward white.

#a8c8fb

#bad3fc

#cbdefc

#dce9fd

#eef4fe

Tones

Color #97bdfa mixed toward gray.

#9fbff2

#a7c1e9

#b0c3e1

#b8c5d9

#c0c7d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ed · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a4ea · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#99e2e0 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #97bdfa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97bdfa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#97bdfa (#97bdfa) is rgb(151, 189, 250) in RGB.

No, #97bdfa 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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