#97B4DD#97B4DD
#97B4DD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.067 H 257.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97B4DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 180, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 51%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 32%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 18.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.52, -0.33, -23.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.52, 23.81, 269.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% -0.0151 -0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.067 257.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1310, 44.4406, 74.7506) |
| Luminance | 0.4444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 4.70
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.12
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.08
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.09
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.36
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97B4DD #DDC097
analogous
#97D7DD #97B4DD #9D97DD
triadic
#97B4DD #DD97B4 #B4DD97
tetradic
#97B4DD #DD97D7 #DDC097 #97DD9D
square
#97B4DD #DD97D7 #DDC097 #97DD9D
split-complementary
#97B4DD #DD9D97 #D7DD97
monochromatic
#3D72BC #6993CE #97B4DD #C5D5EC #E8EEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#97B4DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#97B4DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97B4DD
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97B4DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97B4DD | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B6DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAFDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82BDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97b4dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 180, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.067 257.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7cae7',
500: '#97b4dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97b4dd; $custom-light: #b7cae7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97b4dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 180,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.143,
"s": 50.725,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76275,
"c": 0.06726,
"h": 257.1
},
"luminance": 0.44442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97B4DD
secondary
#EFE7DC
accent
#8027BE
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FC
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284