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#97BBCB closest to Gentle Sky

#97BBCB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.3% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(151, 187, 203)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 33% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #97BBCB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.29:1.

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Variations of #97BBCB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#97BBCB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#97BBCB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #97BBCB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB3CB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B9CC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABB9CC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB3CB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5B6CB
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87C0C0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #91BDC6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEB7BB

#97BBCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#97BBCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.29:1 Very good#97BBCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BBCB in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #97BBCB; }
.background { background-color: #97BBCB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97BBCB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 187 203);
color: hsl(198 33% 69%);
color: oklch(0.771 0.045 226.7);

#97BBCB FAQ

What color is #97BBCB?

#97BBCB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #97BBCB?

#97BBCB is rgb(151, 187, 203) in RGB, hsl(198, 33%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BBCB?

The complementary color of #97BBCB is #CBA797, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BBCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BBCB: 10.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BBCB a warm or cool color?

#97BBCB is a cool color.