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#97C8EE closest to Fail Whale

#97C8EE is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 78.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(151, 200, 238)). Its HSL value is 206° hue, 72% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #97C8EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.81:1.

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Variations of #97C8EE

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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#97C8EE 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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#97C8EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #97C8EE 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 #ADBEED
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C8F0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC7EF
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBEED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7C2EE
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #79D1D4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8DCCE3
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9C4CE

#97C8EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#97C8EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.81:1 Very good#97C8EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97C8EE in CSS

/* Fail Whale */
.color { color: #97C8EE; }
.background { background-color: #97C8EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #97C8EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 200 238);
color: hsl(206 72% 76%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.074 242.1);

#97C8EE FAQ

What color is #97C8EE?

#97C8EE is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #97C8EE?

#97C8EE is rgb(151, 200, 238) in RGB, hsl(206, 72%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 16%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97C8EE?

The complementary color of #97C8EE is #EEBD97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97C8EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #97C8EE: 11.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97C8EE a warm or cool color?

#97C8EE is a cool color.