#97AFEF#97AFEF
#97AFEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.096 H 268.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97AFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 175, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 73%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 37%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, 7.05, -34.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 35.32, 281.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% -0.0029 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.096 268.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6678, 43.4693, 87.7342) |
| Luminance | 0.4347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.22
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.40
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.53
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.73
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 8.78
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97AFEF #EFD797
analogous
#97DBEF #97AFEF #AB97EF
triadic
#97AFEF #EF97AF #AFEF97
tetradic
#97AFEF #EF97DB #EFD797 #97EFAB
square
#97AFEF #EF97DB #EFD797 #97EFAB
split-complementary
#97AFEF #EFAB97 #DBEF97
monochromatic
#2D5DDF #6286E7 #97AFEF #CCD8F7 #E4EBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#97AFEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#97AFEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97AFEF
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97AFEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97AFEF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB4F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92ADEE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CBCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97afef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 175, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.096 268.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8c6f4',
500: '#97afef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97afef; $custom-light: #b8c6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97afef",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 175,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.636,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7599,
"c": 0.09627,
"h": 268.3
},
"luminance": 0.43471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97AFEF
secondary
#F3EBD8
accent
#A010D5
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285