Information about #97ABB5 color

#97ABB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97ABB5 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 171, 181) — 59.2% red, 67.1% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 4 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#97ABB5 presents itself as a softly toned steel-blue azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Botticelli (#92ACB4). Slightly further away sit Nepal (#93AAB9) and Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 171, 181) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97ABB5: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#97ABB5 color variations

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

#97ABB5 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 #97ABB5

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

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97ABB5
  • RGB151, 171, 181
  • CMYK12, 4, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(151, 171, 181)
  • HSL200°, 17%, 65%
  • HSL Precise200°, 16.854%, 65.098%
  • HSV200°, 17%, 71%
  • HSB200°, 17%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.671, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.671, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.671, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97ABB5
  • DECIMAL ID9939893
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01