#97CBFF

Accessibility

AAA

12.3:1

Vs white / black

1.71:1 · 12.3:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#97cbff

RGB

rgb(151, 203, 255)

RGBA

rgba(151, 203, 255, 1)

HSL

hsl(210, 100%, 80%)

HSLA

hsla(210, 100%, 80%, 1)

HSV

hsv(210, 41%, 100%)

LAB

lab(79.9% -4.01 -30.82)

LCH

lch(79.9% 31.08 262.59)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8248 -0.0328 -0.0855)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8248 0.0916 249.01)

XYZ

xyz(52.16, 56.51, 102.75)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 20%, 0%, 0%)

CSS

color: #97cbff;

CSS variable

--color-97cbff: #97cbff;

SCSS

$color-97cbff: #97cbff;

JavaScript

const color = "#97cbff";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#97cbff";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#97cbff" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#97cbff", "rgb": { "r": 151, "g": 203, "b": 255 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8248 0.0916 249.01)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#97cbff-1: #97cbff;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

blue-300

Similar · ΔE 1.66 · #93C5FD

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Very different · ΔE 8.27 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

blue-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.01 · #90CAF9

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 14.08 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50d9f9ff 100c9ecff 200b1d9ff 30095c3f0 40074a6d9 500598abb 60049749e 700385c80 800284663 900193148 950071c2f

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6fbff eef6ff e5f2ff dceeff d4e9ff cbe5ff c2e1ff badcff b1d8ff a8d4ff a0cfff 97cbff 8abaea 7ea9d5 7198bf 6587aa 587695 4c6680 3f556a 324455 263340 19222a 0d1115

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6fbff eef6ff e5f2ff dceeff d4e9ff cbe5ff c2e1ff badcff b1d8ff a8d4ff a0cfff

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8abaea 7ea9d5 7198bf 6587aa 587695 4c6680 3f556a 324455 263340 19222a 0d1115

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

95c5f4 93bfea 91b8df 8fb2d5 8dacca 8ca6c0 8a9fb5 8899aa 8693a0 848d95 82868b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#97CBFFStop 1 #FFCC99Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#99FFFFStop 1 #97CBFFStop 2 #9999FFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#97CBFFStop 1 #FF99CCStop 2 #CCFF99Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#97CBFFStop 1 #FF9999Stop 2 #FFFF99Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#003366Stop 1 #0059B3Stop 2 #0080FFStop 3 #4DA6FFStop 4 #99CCFFStop 5

Using this color

Where #97cbff works

#97CBFF (#97cbff) sits in the blue family at about 210° hue, 100% saturation, and 80% lightness. Contrast is 1.71:1 on white and 12.3:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: blue-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #97cbff as small body text on white — 1.71:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #99CCFF#99CCFF Tailwind blue 300#93C5FD Material Blue 200#90CAF9 Green Darner Tail#74B9FF Spectrum #8BB9DA#8BB9DA Material Blue 100#BBDEFB Tailwind blue 200#BFDBFE Material Blue 300#64B5F6 Spectrum #8BB1D5#8BB1D5 Tailwind sky 300#7DD3FC Spectrum #87C1DE#87C1DE Web Safe #66CCFF#66CCFF