#97BAEC#97BAEC
#97BAEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.081 H 257.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97BAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 186, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 21.2%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, 0.20, -28.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 28.67, 270.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.14% -0.0179 -0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.14% 0.081 257.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4571, 47.7511, 86.1623) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.95
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.07
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.62
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.95
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.46
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97BAEC #ECC997
analogous
#97E4EC #97BAEC #9E97EC
triadic
#97BAEC #EC97BA #BAEC97
tetradic
#97BAEC #EC97E4 #ECC997 #97EC9E
square
#97BAEC #EC97E4 #ECC997 #97EC9E
split-complementary
#97BAEC #EC9E97 #E4EC97
monochromatic
#3075D9 #6398E3 #97BAEC #CBDCF5 #E5EEFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#97BAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#97BAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97BAEC
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97BAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97BAEC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BCEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB4EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CC5CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97baec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 186, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.081 257.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8cef2',
500: '#97baec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97baec; $custom-light: #b8cef2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97baec",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 186,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.294,
"s": 69.106,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78137,
"c": 0.0813,
"h": 257.3
},
"luminance": 0.47753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97BAEC
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8314D1
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FD
border
#D0D2D5
text
#121317
muted
#818285