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#97CBEF Fail Whale

#97CBEF is a light, muted blue named Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 79.6% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(151, 203, 239)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 73% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #97CBEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.10:1.

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Variations of #97CBEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFC0EE
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBCAF1
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C9F0
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFC0EE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9C4EF
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #78D4D7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8CCFE4
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAC6D0

#97CBEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#97CBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.10:1 Super#97CBEF text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97CBEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 203 239);
color: hsl(205 73% 76%);
color: oklch(0.818 0.074 239.0);

#97CBEF FAQ

What color is #97CBEF?

#97CBEF 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 #97CBEF?

#97CBEF is rgb(151, 203, 239) in RGB, hsl(205, 73%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 15%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97CBEF?

The complementary color of #97CBEF is #EFBB97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97CBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #97CBEF: 12.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97CBEF a warm or cool color?

#97CBEF is a cool color.