Information about #97AAD3 color

#97AAD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97AAD3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 170, 211) — 59.2% red, 66.7% green, 82.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 16 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #97AAD3 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Relax (#99AED0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lilac Scent Soft Blue (#9EABD0) and Ceil (#92A1CF).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 170, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97AAD3: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97AAD3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97AAD3 color variations

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#97AAD3 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 #97AAD3

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

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

#97AAD3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AAD3
  • RGB151, 170, 211
  • CMYK24, 16, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(151, 170, 211)
  • HSL221°, 41%, 71%
  • HSL Precise221°, 40.541%, 70.98%
  • HSV221°, 28%, 83%
  • HSB221°, 28%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.667, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.667, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.667, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97AAD3
  • DECIMAL ID9939667
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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