#97A8D5#97A8D5
#97A8D5 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.068 H 268.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97A8D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 168, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 42%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 29%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, 4.31, -24.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 25.14, 279.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.0017 -0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.068 268.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7720, 39.3874, 68.4976) |
| Luminance | 0.3939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.47
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.66
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.92
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 9.17
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 9.25
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97A8D5 #D5C497
analogous
#97C7D5 #97A8D5 #A597D5
triadic
#97A8D5 #D597A8 #A8D597
tetradic
#97A8D5 #D597C7 #D5C497 #97D5A5
square
#97A8D5 #D597C7 #D5C497 #97D5A5
split-complementary
#97A8D5 #D5A597 #C7D597
monochromatic
#4662AC #6B84C3 #97A8D5 #C3CCE7 #E9EDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#97A8D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#97A8D5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97A8D5
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97A8D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97A8D5 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AABD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A6D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86B1B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97a8d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 168, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.068 268.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7c1e2',
500: '#97a8d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97a8d5; $custom-light: #b7c1e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97a8d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 168,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.548,
"s": 42.466,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73447,
"c": 0.06822,
"h": 268.6
},
"luminance": 0.39389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97A8D5
secondary
#ECE8DC
accent
#9130B6
background
#FBFBFD
surface
#F6F7FB
border
#D0D0D4
text
#111215
muted
#808183