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#97B7DD Color

#97B7DD is rgb(151, 183, 221) in RGB, hsl(213, 51%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#97B7DD
HEX#97B7DD
RGBrgb(151, 183, 221)
HSLhsl(213, 51%, 73%)
HSVhsv(213, 32%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.065 253)
LABlab(73.03% -4.52 -22.94)
LCHlch(73.03% 23.39 258.85)

What #97B7DD 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 #97B7DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.67Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.95Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.59Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.16Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.72Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.29

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

#97B7DD Channel Values

How #97B7DD 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 183 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 51% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 32% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #97B7DD 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #97B7DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #97B7DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #97B7DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#97B7DD
Complementary
#DDBE97
Analogous
#97DADD
Analogous
#9B97DD
Triadic
#DD97B7
Triadic
#B7DD97
Split comp.
#DD9B97
Split comp.
#DADD97

Tints & Shades of #97B7DD

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

#A6C1E2
#B2C9E6
#C1D4EB
#CDDCEF
#DCE7F4
#E8EFF8

Shades

#719CD1
#4A81C4
#3668A6
#2A5283
#1E3A5C
#112236

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #97B7DD.

How #97B7DD 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#97B7DD
Protanopia#B2B2DD
Protanomaly#A8B4DD
Deuteranopia#ADADDE
Deuteranomaly#A5B1DD
Tritanopia#90BCBC
Tritanomaly#93BACA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #97B7DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-97b7dd: #97B7DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #97B7DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-97b7dd': '#97B7DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.592, green: 0.718, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_97b7dd">#97B7DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#97B7DD"

More Blue Colors

#97B7DD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#97B7DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #97B7DD?

#97B7DD is a light blue — rgb(151, 183, 221) in RGB and hsl(213, 51%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #97B7DD?

#97B7DD is rgb(151, 183, 221) — red 151, green 183, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #97B7DD?

#97B7DD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #97B7DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #97B7DD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #97B7DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #97B7DD 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 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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