#97dadc

Color #97dadc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#97dadc

RGB

rgb(151, 218, 220)

HSL

hsl(181.7, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.7, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(82.85, -20.46, -7.72)

LCH

lch(82.85, 21.87, 200.67)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.0674, 198.33)

HWB

hwb(181.7, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc9997

Analogous

#97dcbb

#97dadc

#97b7dc

Triadic

#97dadc

#dc97da

#dadc97

Split-complementary

#97dadc

#dc97b7

#dcbb97

Tetradic

#97dadc

#9997dc

#dc9997

#dadc97

Square

#97dadc

#bb97dc

#dc9997

#b7dc97

Shades

Color #97dadc mixed toward black.

#69cacc

#3eb5b9

#2f888b

#1f5b5c

#102d2e

Tints

Color #97dadc mixed toward white.

#a8e0e2

#bae6e8

#cbeced

#dcf3f3

#eef9f9

Tones

Color #97dadc mixed toward gray.

#9dd5d6

#a2cfd0

#a8cacb

#aec4c5

#b4bfbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b9dc · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#b4afdb · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#9bdbdb · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97dadc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97dadc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#97dadc (#97dadc) is rgb(151, 218, 220) in RGB.

No, #97dadc 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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