Palettes / Colors / #97DEF3

#97DEF3 — Light Vivid Teal

#97DEF3 is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #97DEF3 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.

#97DEF3 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #F3AC96; it also sits naturally between #96F3DA and #96AFF3. 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 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #97DEF3

.text { color: #97DEF3; }
.background { background-color: #97DEF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97DEF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 222, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 79%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97DEF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 222, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97DEF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 222, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97DEF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97DEF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3AC96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97DEF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97DEF3

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 #97DEF3 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 #97DEF3 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

← #97DEF2  ·  #97DEF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #97DEF3?

#97DEF3 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 151, 222, 243). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97DEF3?

#97DEF3 is RGB 151, 222, 243 — HSL 194°, 79%, 77% — CMYK 38%, 9%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #97DEF3?

Its complement is #F3AC96; analogous partners are #96F3DA and #96AFF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97DEF3 for text?

Black text on #97DEF3 has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.