Palettes / Colors / #97AFFD

#97AFFD — Light Vivid Blue

#97AFFD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #97AFFD 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.

#97AFFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDE596; it also sits naturally between #96E1FD and #B196FD. 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 69% · Blue 99%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97AFFD

.text { color: #97AFFD; }
.background { background-color: #97AFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97AFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 175, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 96%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97AFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 175, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97AFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 175, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDE596:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97AFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97AFFD

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 #97AFFD 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 #97AFFD 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 #97AFFD?

#97AFFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 175, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97AFFD?

#97AFFD is RGB 151, 175, 253 — HSL 226°, 96%, 79% — CMYK 40%, 31%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #97AFFD?

Its complement is #FDE596; analogous partners are #96E1FD and #B196FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97AFFD for text?

Black text on #97AFFD has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.