Palettes / Colors / #97B3DD

#97B3DD — Light Muted Blue

#97B3DD is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#97B3DD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDC197; it also sits naturally between #97D6DD and #9E97DD. 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 70% · Blue 87%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #97B3DD

.text { color: #97B3DD; }
.background { background-color: #97B3DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97B3DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 179, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 51%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97B3DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 179, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97B3DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 179, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97B3DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97B3DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #97B3DD

Tints of #97B3DD

Tones of #97B3DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDC197:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97B3DD: #000000.

How #97B3DD 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 #97B3DD or a close neighbour

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 #97B3DD?

#97B3DD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 179, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97B3DD?

#97B3DD is RGB 151, 179, 221 — HSL 216°, 51%, 73% — CMYK 32%, 19%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #97B3DD?

Its complement is #DDC197; analogous partners are #97D6DD and #9E97DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97B3DD for text?

Black text on #97B3DD has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.