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#97CDCE

#97cdce ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97cdce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 80.39% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.7% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 181.09°, with 35.95% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.547

Complementary

  1. #97cdce
  2. #ce9897

Split complementary

  1. #97cdce
  2. #ce97b2
  3. #ceb397

Analogous

  1. #97ceb3
  2. #97cdce
  3. #97b2ce

Triadic

  1. #97cdce
  2. #ce97cd
  3. #cdce97

Tetradic

  1. #97cdce
  2. #9897ce
  3. #ce9897
  4. #cdce97

Square

  1. #97cdce
  2. #b397ce
  3. #ce9897
  4. #b2ce97

Monochromatic

  1. #41898b
  2. #63b4b6
  3. #97cdce
  4. #cbe6e7
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#97cdce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cdce
  2. #88b9b9
  3. #79a4a5
  4. #6a9090
  5. #5b7b7c
  6. #4c6767
  7. #3c5252
  8. #2d3e3e
  9. #1e2929
  10. #0f1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cdce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cdce
  2. #a1d2d3
  3. #acd7d8
  4. #b6dcdd
  5. #c1e1e2
  6. #cbe6e7
  7. #d5ebeb
  8. #e0f0f0
  9. #eaf5f5
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cdce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cdce
  2. #95c5c6
  3. #92bebe
  4. #90b6b7
  5. #8eaeaf
  6. #8ca7a7
  7. #899f9f
  8. #879797
  9. #858f90
  10. #828888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c7c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc0ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84d1cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5cace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aec5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ccfcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cdce {
  color: #97cdce;
}
Background
.bg-97cdce {
  background-color: #97cdce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cdce {
  border: 2px solid #97cdce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cdce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 205 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 36% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cdce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cdce, #97b2ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cdce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 205 206 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.65 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.96 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.22 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.43 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.58 #683231 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#97cdce  rgb(151, 205, 206)  hsl(181, 36%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#ce9897  rgb(206, 152, 151)  hsl(1, 36%, 70%)  Pastel Pink
#ce97cd  rgb(206, 151, 205)  hsl(301, 36%, 70%)  Plum
#cdce97  rgb(205, 206, 151)  hsl(61, 36%, 70%)  Sage