Palettes / Colors / #97AAEE

#97AAEE — Light Blue

#97AAEE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #97AAEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#97AAEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEDB96; it also sits naturally between #96D5EE and #AF96EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #97AAEE

.text { color: #97AAEE; }
.background { background-color: #97AAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97AAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 170, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97AAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 170, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97AAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 170, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97AAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97AAEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #97AAEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDB96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97AAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97AAEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #97AAEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97AAEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #97AAEE?

#97AAEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 170, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97AAEE?

#97AAEE is RGB 151, 170, 238 — HSL 227°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 37%, 29%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #97AAEE?

Its complement is #EEDB96; analogous partners are #96D5EE and #AF96EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97AAEE for text?

Black text on #97AAEE has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.