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#97DADF

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #97DADF

#97DADF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.6), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DF9C97 (old rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red151
Green218
Blue223

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.6
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.2
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #97DADF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #97DADF.
1.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #97DADF.
13.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97DADF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97DADF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D4DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3CADF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7CDFDB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97DADF?

#97DADF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 85% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97DADF?

Use black text. Black on #97DADF has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97DADF?

Its complementary colour is #DF9C97, and analogous partners are #97DFC0 and #97B6DF.