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#97BCD2 Gentle Sky

#97BCD2 is a light, muted blue named Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 73.7% green and 82.4% blue (rgb(151, 188, 210)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 40% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 28% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #97BCD2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.44:1.

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Variations of #97BCD2

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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#97BCD2 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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#97BCD2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #97BCD2 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 #AAB4D2
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BBD3
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABBAD3
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAB4D2
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5B7D2
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #85C2C3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90BECB
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB8BE

#97BCD2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#97BCD2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.44:1 Very good#97BCD2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BCD2 in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #97BCD2; }
.background { background-color: #97BCD2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97BCD2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 188 210);
color: hsl(202 40% 71%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.051 234.4);

#97BCD2 FAQ

What color is #97BCD2?

#97BCD2 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 #97BCD2?

#97BCD2 is rgb(151, 188, 210) in RGB, hsl(202, 40%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(28%, 10%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BCD2?

The complementary color of #97BCD2 is #D2AD97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BCD2?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BCD2: 10.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BCD2 a warm or cool color?

#97BCD2 is a cool color.