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#97BDFD

#97bdfd ≈ Light Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#97bdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.32% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.65°, with 96.23% saturation and 79.22% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#b0c4de), ΔE 8.04.

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Relative luminance0.5007

Complementary

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #fdd797

Split complementary

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #fda497
  3. #f0fd97

Analogous

  1. #97f0fd
  2. #97bdfd
  3. #a497fd

Triadic

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #fd97bd
  3. #bdfd97

Tetradic

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #d797fd
  3. #fdd797
  4. #bdfd97

Square

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #fd97f0
  3. #fdd797
  4. #97fda4

Monochromatic

  1. #055ff6
  2. #4c8dfc
  3. #97bdfd
  4. #e2edfe
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#97bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #88aae4
  3. #7997ca
  4. #6a84b1
  5. #5b7198
  6. #4c5f7f
  7. #3c4c65
  8. #2d394c
  9. #1e2633
  10. #0f1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#97bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #a1c4fd
  3. #accafd
  4. #b6d1fe
  5. #c1d7fe
  6. #cbdefe
  7. #d5e5fe
  8. #e0ebfe
  9. #eaf2ff
  10. #f5f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97bdfd
  2. #95b7f1
  3. #92b1e4
  4. #90abd8
  5. #8ea5cb
  6. #8c9fbf
  7. #8998b2
  8. #8792a6
  9. #858c99
  10. #82868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebcd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6c1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb7fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74cbd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0bfff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99bafc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83c5e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97bdfd {
  color: #97bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-97bdfd {
  background-color: #97bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #97bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 96% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97bdfd, #a497fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.12 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.23 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.44 #684202 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Steel Blue
#97bdfd  rgb(151, 189, 253)  hsl(218, 96%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#fdd797  rgb(253, 215, 151)  hsl(38, 96%, 79%)  Sunset
#fd97bd  rgb(253, 151, 189)  hsl(338, 96%, 79%)  Carnation Pink
#bdfd97  rgb(189, 253, 151)  hsl(98, 96%, 79%)  Pale Green