#97c3e5

Color #97c3e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#97c3e5

RGB

rgb(151, 195, 229)

HSL

hsl(206.2, 60%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.2, 34.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(76.84, -6.42, -21.57)

LCH

lch(76.84, 22.51, 253.43)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0672, 241.87)

HWB

hwb(206.2, 59.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5b997

Analogous

#97e5e0

#97c3e5

#979ce5

Triadic

#97c3e5

#e597c3

#c3e597

Split-complementary

#97c3e5

#e5979c

#e5e097

Tetradic

#97c3e5

#b997e5

#e5b997

#c3e597

Square

#97c3e5

#e097e5

#e5b997

#9ce597

Shades

Color #97c3e5 mixed toward black.

#64a6d8

#3388cb

#266698

#194465

#0d2233

Tints

Color #97c3e5 mixed toward white.

#a8cde9

#bad7ee

#cbe1f2

#dcebf6

#eef5fb

Tones

Color #97c3e5 mixed toward gray.

#9dc2de

#a4c1d8

#aac0d1

#b1c0cb

#b7bfc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacdd · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#a9a6dc · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#9ad7d6 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97c3e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97c3e5]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#97c3e5 (#97c3e5) is rgb(151, 195, 229) in RGB.

No, #97c3e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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