What color is #97B4F9?

#97B4F9 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97B4F9?

The RGB value is 151, 180, 249: 151 red, 180 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97B4F9?

The complementary color is #F9DC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97B4F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97B4F9 color

#97B4F9 rgb(151, 180, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #97B4F9 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 70.6% green and 97.6% blue (151, 180, 249).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 89% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#97B4F9 color codes

HEX	`#97B4F9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 180, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 70.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 89%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 28%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, 6.93, -37.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 38, 280.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.177, 46.059, 96.061)`
Decimal	`9942265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97B4F9, 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 #97B4F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#97B4F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #97B4F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97b4f9; }
.text { color: #97b4f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97b4f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 180 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97b4f9, #ab97f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #97B4F9?: #97B4F9 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97B4F9?: The RGB value is 151, 180, 249: 151 red, 180 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97B4F9?: The complementary color is #F9DC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97B4F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.