What color is #97A2C1?

#97A2C1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A2C1?

The RGB value is 151, 162, 193: 151 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A2C1?

The complementary color is #C1B697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A2C1 color

#97A2C1 rgb(151, 162, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97A2C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.5% green and 75.7% blue (151, 162, 193).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#97A2C1 color codes

HEX	`#97A2C1`
RGB	`rgb(151, 162, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.73, 2.85, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.73, 17.45, 279.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.306, 36.269, 55.582)`
Decimal	`9937601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A2C1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97A2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97A2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a2c1; }
.text { color: #97a2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 162 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a2c1, #a197c1); }

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Questions

What color is #97A2C1?: #97A2C1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A2C1?: The RGB value is 151, 162, 193: 151 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A2C1?: The complementary color is #C1B697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.