Information about #97A2BA color

#97A2BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#97A2BA falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 162, 186) — 59.2% red, 63.5% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 9 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #97A2BA reads as a calm, restrained azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rock Blue (#93A2BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Smokescreen (#93A2B7) and Nepal (#93AAB9).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 162, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #97A2BA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#97A2BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#97A2BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #97A2BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#97A2BA
  • RGB151, 162, 186
  • CMYK14, 9, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(151, 162, 186)
  • HSL221°, 20%, 66%
  • HSL Precise221.143°, 20.231%, 66.078%
  • HSV221°, 19%, 73%
  • HSB221°, 19%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.635, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.635, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.635, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID97A2BA
  • DECIMAL ID9937594
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01