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#97DEE4

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #97DEE4

#97DEE4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 7.1), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E49D97 (melon), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green222
Blue228

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 7.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.8
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #97DEE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #97DEE4.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #97DEE4.
13.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97DEE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97DEE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D8E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6CEE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7AE3E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97DEE4?

#97DEE4 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #97DEE4?

Use black text. Black on #97DEE4 has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97DEE4?

Its complementary colour is #E49D97, and analogous partners are #97E4C3 and #97B8E4.