Palettes / Colors / #97BCDC

#97BCDC — Light Muted Blue

#97BCDC is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #97BCDC 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.

#97BCDC 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 #DDB898; it also sits naturally between #98DDDA and #989ADD. 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 74% · Blue 86%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97BCDC

.text { color: #97BCDC; }
.background { background-color: #97BCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97BCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 188, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 50%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97BCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 188, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97BCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 188, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDB898:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97BCDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97BCDC

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 #97BCDC 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 #97BCDC 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

← #97BCDB  ·  #97BCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97BCDC?

#97BCDC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 188, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97BCDC?

#97BCDC is RGB 151, 188, 220 — HSL 208°, 50%, 73% — CMYK 31%, 15%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #97BCDC?

Its complement is #DDB898; analogous partners are #98DDDA and #989ADD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97BCDC for text?

Black text on #97BCDC has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.