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#97AEC9 Color

#97AEC9 is rgb(151, 174, 201) in RGB, hsl(212, 32%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97AEC9
HEX#97AEC9
RGBrgb(151, 174, 201)
HSLhsl(212, 32%, 69%)
HSVhsv(212, 25%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.047 252.6)
LABlab(70.01% -3.68 -16.60)
LCHlch(70.01% 17.01 257.49)

What #97AEC9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #97AEC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.02Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.38Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.37Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.67Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 9.17Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 9.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#97AEC9 Channel Values

How #97AEC9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 151 · G 174 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 32% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 25% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97AEC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97AEC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97AEC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97AEC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97AEC9
Complementary
#C9B297
Analogous
#97C8C9
Analogous
#9897C9
Triadic
#C997AE
Triadic
#AEC997
Split comp.
#C99897
Split comp.
#C8C997

Tints & Shades of #97AEC9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4B9D0
#B2C3D7
#BFCEDE
#D0DBE7
#DDE5EE
#EBEFF5

Shades

#7897BA
#577DA8
#47668A
#37506C
#28394D
#17202C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97AEC9.

How #97AEC9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#97AEC9
Protanopia#AAAAC9
Protanomaly#A3ACC9
Deuteranopia#A7A7C9
Deuteranomaly#A1AAC9
Tritanopia#92B2B2
Tritanomaly#94B0BB
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #97AEC9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-97aec9: #97AEC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97AEC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97aec9': '#97AEC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.682, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_97aec9">#97AEC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#97AEC9"

More Blue Colors

#97AEC9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#97AEC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97AEC9?

#97AEC9 is a light blue — rgb(151, 174, 201) in RGB and hsl(212, 32%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #97AEC9?

#97AEC9 is rgb(151, 174, 201) — red 151, green 174, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97AEC9?

#97AEC9 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97AEC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97AEC9 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97AEC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97AEC9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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