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#97CEED closest to Fail Whale

#97CEED is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Fail Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(151, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 70% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #97CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.37:1.

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Variations of #97CEED

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

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

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3C2ED
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFCCEF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5CCEE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3C2ED
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACC7ED
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #79D6D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8CD1E4
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCC8D1

#97CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#97CEED text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.37:1 Super#97CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#97CEED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 206 237);
color: hsl(202 70% 76%);
color: oklch(0.824 0.072 233.5);

#97CEED FAQ

What color is #97CEED?

#97CEED 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 #97CEED?

#97CEED is rgb(151, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(202, 70%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #97CEED?

The complementary color of #97CEED is #EDB697, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #97CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #97CEED: 12.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #97CEED a warm or cool color?

#97CEED is a cool color.