#97BCDD#97BCDD
#97BCDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.062 H 245.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97BCDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 188, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 51%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 32%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -4.66, -20.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 21.05, 257.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.97% -0.0255 -0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.97% 0.062 245.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7929, 47.7643, 75.3046) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 2.73
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 4.57
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.35
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.64
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.68
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97BCDD #DDB897
analogous
#97DDDB #97BCDD #9799DD
triadic
#97BCDD #DD97BC #BCDD97
tetradic
#97BCDD #DB97DD #DDB897 #99DD97
square
#97BCDD #DB97DD #DDB897 #99DD97
split-complementary
#97BCDD #DD9799 #DDDB97
monochromatic
#3D80BC #699ECE #97BCDD #C5DAEC #E8F0F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#97BCDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#97BCDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97BCDD
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97BCDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97BCDD | 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)
#AFBCDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B4DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81C4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97bcdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 188, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.062 245.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7d0e7',
500: '#97bcdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97bcdd; $custom-light: #b7d0e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97bcdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 188,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.286,
"s": 50.725,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77968,
"c": 0.06189,
"h": 245.6
},
"luminance": 0.47766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97BCDD
secondary
#EFE5DC
accent
#6E27BE
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F9FC
border
#D0D2D5
text
#111316
muted
#808284