What color is #97AFEC?

#97AFEC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97AFEC?

The RGB value is 151, 175, 236: 151 red, 175 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97AFEC?

The complementary color is #ECD497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97AFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97AFEC color

#97AFEC rgb(151, 175, 236)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 68.6% green and 92.5% blue (151, 175, 236).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 69% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#97AFEC color codes

HEX	`#97AFEC`
RGB	`rgb(151, 175, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 68.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 69%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.75, 6.27, -33.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.75, 33.74, 280.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.228, 43.293, 85.419)`
Decimal	`9940972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97AFEC, 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 #97AFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97AFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #97AFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97afec; }
.text { color: #97afec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97afec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 175 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97afec, #a997ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #97AFEC?: #97AFEC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97AFEC?: The RGB value is 151, 175, 236: 151 red, 175 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97AFEC?: The complementary color is #ECD497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97AFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.