#97BDFF#97BDFF
#97BDFF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.103 H 261.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97BDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 189, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 41%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.8%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.19, 3.57, -36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.19, 36.73, 275.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.57% -0.0158 -0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.57% 0.103 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0044, 50.1918, 101.6942) |
| Luminance | 0.5020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.26
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 2.31
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 5.14
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.74
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.38
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97BDFF #FFD997
analogous
#97F1FF #97BDFF #A597FF
triadic
#97BDFF #FF97BD #BDFF97
tetradic
#97BDFF #FF97F1 #FFD997 #97FFA5
square
#97BDFF #FF97F1 #FFD997 #97FFA5
split-complementary
#97BDFF #FFA597 #F1FF97
monochromatic
#1D6FFF #5A96FF #97BDFF #D4E4FF #E0ECFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#97BDFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.04
#97BDFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97BDFF
11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97BDFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97BDFF | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.04 | 11.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5C1FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB7FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73CBD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97bdff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 189, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.103 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d0ff',
500: '#97bdff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97bdff; $custom-light: #b9d0ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97bdff",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 189,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.077,
"s": 100,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79565,
"c": 0.10305,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.50195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97BDFF
secondary
#E2B059
accent
#9200E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFF
border
#D1D4D7
text
#121418
muted
#828386