Information about #97AFC3 color

#97AFC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97AFC3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 175, 195) — 59.2% red, 68.6% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 8 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97AFC3 is a softly balanced azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Frozen (#9DB6C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moby (#8EB2BE) and Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(151, 175, 195)), which gives #97AFC3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #97AFC3: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97AFC3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97AFC3 color variations

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

#97AFC3 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 #97AFC3

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

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97AFC3
  • RGB151, 175, 195
  • CMYK17, 8, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(151, 175, 195)
  • HSL207°, 27%, 68%
  • HSL Precise207.273°, 26.829%, 67.843%
  • HSV207°, 23%, 76%
  • HSB207°, 23%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.686, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.686, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.686, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97AFC3
  • DECIMAL ID9940931
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01