What color is #97A7CA?

#97A7CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97A7CA?

The RGB value is 151, 167, 202: 151 red, 167 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97A7CA?

The complementary color is #CABA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97A7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97A7CA color

#97A7CA rgb(151, 167, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97A7CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 65.5% green and 79.2% blue (151, 167, 202).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#97A7CA color codes

HEX	`#97A7CA`
RGB	`rgb(151, 167, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 65.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, 2.19, -19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 19.82, 276.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.239, 38.48, 61.331)`
Decimal	`9938890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97A7CA, 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 #97A7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97A7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #97A7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97a7ca; }
.text { color: #97a7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97a7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 167 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97a7ca, #a097ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #97A7CA?: #97A7CA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97A7CA?: The RGB value is 151, 167, 202: 151 red, 167 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97A7CA?: The complementary color is #CABA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97A7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.