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#97CDCD

#97cdcd ≈ Powder Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#97cdcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 35.06% saturation and 69.8% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Powder Blue (#b0e0e6), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5465

Complementary

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #cd9797

Split complementary

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #cd97b2
  3. #cdb297

Analogous

  1. #97cdb2
  2. #97cdcd
  3. #97b2cd

Triadic

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #cd97cd
  3. #cdcd97

Tetradic

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #9797cd
  3. #cd9797
  4. #cdcd97

Square

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #b297cd
  3. #cd9797
  4. #b2cd97

Monochromatic

  1. #428989
  2. #63b4b4
  3. #97cdcd
  4. #cbe6e6
  5. #f1f8f8

Shades

#97cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #88b9b9
  3. #79a4a4
  4. #6a9090
  5. #5b7b7b
  6. #4c6767
  7. #3c5252
  8. #2d3e3e
  9. #1e2929
  10. #0f1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#97cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #a1d2d2
  3. #acd7d7
  4. #b6dcdc
  5. #c1e1e1
  6. #cbe6e6
  7. #d5ebeb
  8. #e0f0f0
  9. #eaf5f5
  10. #f5fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97cdcd
  2. #95c5c5
  3. #92bebe
  4. #90b6b6
  5. #8eaeae
  6. #8ca7a7
  7. #899f9f
  8. #879797
  9. #858f8f
  10. #828888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c8cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc0ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84d0cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5cacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aec5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ccfcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97cdcd {
  color: #97cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-97cdcd {
  background-color: #97cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #97cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97cdcd, #97b2cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.87 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.84 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.59 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.93 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.68 #683232 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Powder Blue
#97cdcd  rgb(151, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 35%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#cd9797  rgb(205, 151, 151)  hsl(0, 35%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#cd97cd  rgb(205, 151, 205)  hsl(300, 35%, 70%)  Plum
#cdcd97  rgb(205, 205, 151)  hsl(60, 35%, 70%)  Sage