Palettes / Colors / #97C8D8

#97C8D8 — Light Muted Blue

#97C8D8 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

#97C8D8 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 #D8A897; it also sits naturally between #97D8C8 and #97A8D8. 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 78% · Blue 85%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97C8D8

.text { color: #97C8D8; }
.background { background-color: #97C8D8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97C8D8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 200, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 45%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97C8D8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 200, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97C8D8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 200, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97C8D8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97C8D8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8A897:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97C8D8: #000000.

How #97C8D8 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 #97C8D8 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 #97C8D8?

#97C8D8 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 200, 216). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97C8D8?

#97C8D8 is RGB 151, 200, 216 — HSL 195°, 45%, 72% — CMYK 30%, 7%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #97C8D8?

Its complement is #D8A897; analogous partners are #97D8C8 and #97A8D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97C8D8 for text?

Black text on #97C8D8 has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.