What color is #97A2D0?

#97A2D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A2D0?

The RGB value is 151, 162, 208: 151 red, 162 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A2D0?

The complementary color is #D0C597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A2D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A2D0 color

#97A2D0 rgb(151, 162, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97A2D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 63.5% green and 81.6% blue (151, 162, 208).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#97A2D0 color codes

HEX	`#97A2D0`
RGB	`rgb(151, 162, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 63.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, 6.43, -24.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 25.55, 284.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.065, 36.973, 64.846)`
Decimal	`9937616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A2D0, 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 #97A2D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A2D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #97A2D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a2d0; }
.text { color: #97a2d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a2d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 162 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a2d0, #a897d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #97A2D0?: #97A2D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A2D0?: The RGB value is 151, 162, 208: 151 red, 162 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A2D0?: The complementary color is #D0C597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A2D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.