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#97CBFF

#97cbff ≈ Light Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#97cbff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.78% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 79.61% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87cefa), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#99ccff
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Relative luminance0.5651

Complementary

  1. #97cbff
  2. #ffcb97

Split complementary

  1. #97cbff
  2. #ff9797
  3. #ffff97

Analogous

  1. #97ffff
  2. #97cbff
  3. #9797ff

Triadic

  1. #97cbff
  2. #ff97cb
  3. #cbff97

Tetradic

  1. #97cbff
  2. #cb97ff
  3. #ffcb97
  4. #cbff97

Square

  1. #97cbff
  2. #ff97ff
  3. #ffcb97
  4. #97ff97

Monochromatic

  1. #007ffd
  2. #4ba5ff
  3. #97cbff
  4. #e4f1ff
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#97cbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cbff
  2. #88b7e6
  3. #79a2cc
  4. #6a8eb3
  5. #5b7a99
  6. #4c6680
  7. #3c5166
  8. #2d3d4d
  9. #1e2933
  10. #0f141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cbff
  2. #a1d0ff
  3. #acd5ff
  4. #b6dbff
  5. #c1e0ff
  6. #cbe5ff
  7. #d5eaff
  8. #e0efff
  9. #eaf5ff
  10. #f5faff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cbff
  2. #95c4f2
  3. #92bce6
  4. #90b5d9
  5. #8eadcc
  6. #8ca6c0
  7. #899eb3
  8. #8797a6
  9. #858f99
  10. #82888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c8df ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ccff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aac1fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71d7dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abccff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2c5fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82d2eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cbff {
  color: #97cbff;
}
Background
.bg-97cbff {
  background-color: #97cbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cbff {
  border: 2px solid #97cbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cbff, #9797ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.28 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.27 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.61 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 9.49 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.72 #683400 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Light Sky Blue
#97cbff  rgb(151, 203, 255)  hsl(210, 100%, 80%)  Light Sky Blue
#ffcb97  rgb(255, 203, 151)  hsl(30, 100%, 80%)  Peach Orange
#ff97cb  rgb(255, 151, 203)  hsl(330, 100%, 80%)  Carnation Pink
#cbff97  rgb(203, 255, 151)  hsl(90, 100%, 80%)  Inchworm