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#97BFCD Neptune’s Realm

#97BFCD is a light, muted blue named Neptune’s Realm. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 74.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(151, 191, 205)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #97BFCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.65:1.

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Variations of #97BFCD

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB6CD
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BCCE
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEBDCE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB6CD
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B9CD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #86C4C3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #91C1C9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1BABE

#97BFCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#97BFCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.65:1 Very good#97BFCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97BFCD in CSS

/* Neptune’s Realm */
.color { color: #97BFCD; }
.background { background-color: #97BFCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97BFCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 191 205);
color: hsl(196 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.780 0.047 221.2);

#97BFCD FAQ

What color is #97BFCD?

#97BFCD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #97BFCD?

#97BFCD is rgb(151, 191, 205) in RGB, hsl(196, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 7%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97BFCD?

The complementary color of #97BFCD is #CDA597, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97BFCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #97BFCD: 10.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97BFCD a warm or cool color?

#97BFCD is a cool color.