What color is #97ADE0?

#97ADE0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97ADE0?

The RGB value is 151, 173, 224: 151 red, 173 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97ADE0?

The complementary color is #E0CA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97ADE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97ADE0 color

#97ADE0 rgb(151, 173, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97ADE0 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 67.8% green and 87.8% blue (151, 173, 224).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 54% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#97ADE0 color codes

HEX	`#97ADE0`
RGB	`rgb(151, 173, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 67.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 54%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 33%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.77, 4.28, -28.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.77, 28.46, 278.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.157, 41.847, 76.415)`
Decimal	`9940448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97ADE0, 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 #97ADE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97ADE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #97ADE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97ade0; }
.text { color: #97ade0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97ade0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 173 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97ade0, #a597e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #97ADE0?: #97ADE0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97ADE0?: The RGB value is 151, 173, 224: 151 red, 173 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97ADE0?: The complementary color is #E0CA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97ADE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.