#97C3FF#97C3FF
#97C3FF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.098 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #97C3FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 195, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 41%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.8%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.77, 0.30, -34.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.77, 34.10, 270.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.81% -0.0231 -0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.81% 0.098 256.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3218, 52.8267, 102.1333) |
| Luminance | 0.5283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.89
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 3.41
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 3.61
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 4.90
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.33
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#97C3FF #FFD397
analogous
#97F7FF #97C3FF #9F97FF
triadic
#97C3FF #FF97C3 #C3FF97
tetradic
#97C3FF #FF97F7 #FFD397 #97FF9F
square
#97C3FF #FF97F7 #FFD397 #97FF9F
split-complementary
#97C3FF #FF9F97 #F7FF97
monochromatic
#1D7CFF #5AA0FF #97C3FF #D4E6FF #E0EDFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#97C3FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.57
#97C3FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #97C3FF
11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##97C3FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##97C3FF | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.57 | 11.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC6FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1BCFE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72D0D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #97c3ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 195, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.098 256.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d5ff',
500: '#97c3ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #97c3ff; $custom-light: #b9d5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#97c3ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 195,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.615,
"s": 100,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80806,
"c": 0.09759,
"h": 256.3
},
"luminance": 0.5283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#97C3FF
secondary
#E2A859
accent
#8400E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FBFF
border
#D1D4D7
text
#121418
muted
#828386