Information about #7B97B7 color

#7B97B7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#7B97B7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(123, 151, 183) — 48.2% red, 59.2% green, 71.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 13 / 0 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#7B97B7 is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Greyblue (#77A1B5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Weldon Blue (#7C98AB) and Phoenix of the Sea (#7092BA).

The recipe behind #7B97B7 is rgb(123, 151, 183), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #7B97B7: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #7B97B7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#7B97B7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#7B97B7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7B97B7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7B97B7
  • RGB123, 151, 183
  • CMYK24, 13, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(123, 151, 183)
  • HSL212°, 29%, 60%
  • HSL Precise212°, 29.412%, 60%
  • HSV212°, 33%, 72%
  • HSB212°, 33%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.482, 0.592, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.482, 0.592, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.482, 0.592, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID7B97B7
  • DECIMAL ID8099767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01