#97B4EB — Blue

#97B4EB is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light cornflower blue, and it is also commonly known as Cornflower Blue, Periwinkle. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#97B4EB color swatch, blue#97B4EB
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f3f5fa
100#e5eaf3
200#cfdaec
300#afc1e2
400#8aa2d1
500#6e8bc2
600#5e79ae
700#4b6494
800#3e537d
900#33466a
950#1d2940

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.09:1
Contrast on black
10.04:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 262.9); /* #f3f5fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.013 262.9); /* #e5eaf3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.028 262.9); /* #cfdaec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.05 262.9); /* #afc1e2 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.075 262.9); /* #8aa2d1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.09 262.9); /* #6e8bc2 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.088 262.9); /* #5e79ae */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.083 262.9); /* #4b6494 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.074 262.9); /* #3e537d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.066 262.9); /* #33466a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.047 262.9); /* #1d2940 */
}

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