Information about #97BDCF color

#97BDCF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #97BDCF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 189, 207) — 59.2% red, 74.1% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 7 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#97BDCF presents itself as a mildly saturated azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Escape (#9EC0CA) and Mooni Blue (#95B5D6).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 189, 207) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #97BDCF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #97BDCF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#97BDCF color variations

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

#97BDCF 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 #97BDCF

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

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

#97BDCF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97BDCF
  • RGB151, 189, 207
  • CMYK22, 7, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(151, 189, 207)
  • HSL199°, 37%, 70%
  • HSL Precise199.286°, 36.842%, 70.196%
  • HSV199°, 27%, 81%
  • HSB199°, 27%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.741, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.741, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.741, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97BDCF
  • DECIMAL ID9944527
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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