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#97BBDB

#97bbdb ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#97bbdb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 73.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.05% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 48.57% saturation and 72.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #dbb797

Split complementary

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #db9799
  3. #dbd997

Analogous

  1. #97dbd9
  2. #97bbdb
  3. #9799db

Triadic

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #db97bb
  3. #bbdb97

Tetradic

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #b797db
  3. #dbb797
  4. #bbdb97

Square

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #d997db
  3. #dbb797
  4. #99db97

Monochromatic

  1. #3870a1
  2. #5e96c7
  3. #97bbdb
  4. #d0e0ef
  5. #f0f5fa

Shades

#97bbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #88a8c5
  3. #7996af
  4. #6a8399
  5. #5b7083
  6. #4c5e6e
  7. #3c4b58
  8. #2d3842
  9. #1e252c
  10. #0f1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #a1c2df
  3. #acc9e2
  4. #b6cfe6
  5. #c1d6e9
  6. #cbdded
  7. #d5e4f1
  8. #e0ebf4
  9. #eaf1f8
  10. #f5f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bbdb
  2. #95b5d2
  3. #92afc9
  4. #90a9c0
  5. #8ea3b7
  6. #8c9eae
  7. #8998a4
  8. #87929b
  9. #858c92
  10. #828689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb8c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aebbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6b4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82c3c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6bbdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b7db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bc0ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bbdb {
  color: #97bbdb;
}
Background
.bg-97bbdb {
  background-color: #97bbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bbdb {
  border: 2px solid #97bbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bbdb, #9799db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 5.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.17 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.85 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.34 #684424 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#97bbdb  rgb(151, 187, 219)  hsl(208, 49%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#dbb797  rgb(219, 183, 151)  hsl(28, 49%, 73%)  Tan
#db97bb  rgb(219, 151, 187)  hsl(328, 49%, 73%)  Carnation Pink
#bbdb97  rgb(187, 219, 151)  hsl(88, 49%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple