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#97CFEC — Light Blue

#97CFEC 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 #97CFEC 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.

#97CFEC 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 #ECB498; it also sits naturally between #98ECDE and #98A6EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#97CFEC · RGB 151, 207, 236

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Color values

HEX#97CFEC
RGB151, 207, 236
HSL200°, 69%, 76%
HSV200°, 36%, 93%
CMYK36%, 12%, 0%, 7%
XYZ50.22, 57.26, 87.76
Yxy57.26, 0.2572, 0.2933
CIE-Lab80.33, -10.99, -20.05
Hunter Lab75.67, -10.09, -20.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #97CFEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #97CFEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #97CFEC

.text { color: #97CFEC; }
.background { background-color: #97CFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97CFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 207, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97CFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 207, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97CFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 207, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #97CFEC

#79C2E6#5BB4E1#39A5DB#2593CB#207DAC#1A688E#155270#0E384E#09232F#030D11

Tints of #97CFEC

#A0D4EE#A9D8EF#B1DCF1#BAE0F2#C3E4F4#CBE7F6#D4EBF7#DDEFF9#E5F3FA#EEF7FC

Tones of #97CFEC

#9ECEE6#A4CCE0#AACADA#AFC8D4#B6C6CE#BCC4C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECB498:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #97CFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97CFEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #97CFEC: ·

How #97CFEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AFB0E5Deuteranopia · #ACA8E3Tritanopia · #9ADFDE

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

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

Honey Orchard
#95CFEF · #289AD7 · #18638B · #0C2B3C
Royal Twilight
#832D0C · #EF8E50 · #139FD5 · #98D2EF
Vintage Ruby Lagoon
#193354 · #274487 · #5B9BE7 · #97D1F0
Tranquil Saffron
#083156 · #1DC0C4 · #7490D4 · #96CAF3
Palette 98d8ef
#98D8EF · #EAE2C6 · #BFBBA9 · #ADA991
Palette Faffaf
#FAFFAF · #96C9F4 · #3FA2F6 · #0F67B1

Similar colors

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

#95CFEF#98D2EF#97D1F0#96CAF3#98D8EF#96C9F4#9BD4E3#93C6E7#8CCDEB#93C4EC#91C8E4#91D8E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #97CFEB  ·  #97CFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97CFEC?

#97CFEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 151, 207, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97CFEC?

#97CFEC is RGB 151, 207, 236 — HSL 200°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 12%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #97CFEC?

Its complement is #ECB498; analogous partners are #98ECDE and #98A6EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97CFEC for text?

Black text on #97CFEC has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.