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#9D97BE Color

#9D97BE is rgb(157, 151, 190) in RGB, hsl(249, 23%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D97BE
HEX#9D97BE
RGBrgb(157, 151, 190)
HSLhsl(249, 23%, 67%)
HSVhsv(249, 21%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.057 291.9)
LABlab(64.01% 8.34 -19.49)
LCHlch(64.01% 21.20 293.17)

What #9D97BE 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 #9D97BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5.71Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.25Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.74Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.48Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 11.42Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.68

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

#9D97BE Channel Values

How #9D97BE 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 157 · G 151 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 23% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 21% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D97BE 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D97BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D97BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D97BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D97BE
Complementary
#B8BE97
Analogous
#97A5BE
Analogous
#B197BE
Triadic
#BE9D97
Triadic
#97BE9D
Split comp.
#BEB197
Split comp.
#A5BE97

Tints & Shades of #9D97BE

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

#A9A4C6
#B8B4D0
#C4C0D8
#D3D0E2
#DEDCE9
#EDECF3

Shades

#837BAD
#69609A
#564F7D
#423D61
#2F2B45
#1C1A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D97BE.

How #9D97BE 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#9D97BE
Protanopia#9898BE
Protanomaly#9A98BE
Deuteranopia#9999BE
Deuteranomaly#9B98BE
Tritanopia#979D9D
Tritanomaly#9A9AAB
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9D97BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9d97be: #9D97BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D97BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d97be': '#9D97BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.592, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9d97be">#9D97BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D97BE"

More Blue Colors

#9D97BE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9D97BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D97BE?

#9D97BE is a light blue — rgb(157, 151, 190) in RGB and hsl(249, 23%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #9D97BE?

#9D97BE is rgb(157, 151, 190) — red 157, green 151, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D97BE?

#9D97BE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D97BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9D97BE scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D97BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D97BE 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 16.56, which is visibly different.

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