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Recognised as Colour

#897B8F

  • #897B8F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#897B8F is a violet with RGB values 137, 123, 143 and HSL 282°, 8%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#897B8F#897B8F
HEX#897B8F
RGBrgb(137, 123, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4824, 0.5608
RGB percentages53.7%, 48.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(282, 8.2%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 14%, 56.1%)
CMYK4.2%, 14%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,063
CSS custom property--colour: #897B8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#768470

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B808Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#897D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 12Gray · ΔE 12.8Dim grey · ΔE 15.7Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1Dark grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#818F7B
Analogous#7F7B8F, #8F7B8B
Triadic#8F897B, #7B8F89
Split complementary#8B8F7B, #7B8F7F
Tetradic#8F7F7B, #818F7B, #7B8B8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE9ED
Lighter +30%#D3CED5
Lighter +20%#BAB2BE
Lighter +10%#A297A6
Darker −10%#6F6374
Darker −20%#554B59
Darker −30%#3A343D
Darker −40%#201C22
More saturated +25%#955DAE
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R137
G123
B143
Red137 (53.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)8.2%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7B · B 8F

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