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Recognised as Colour

#897BFC

  • #897BFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#897BFC is a blue with RGB values 137, 123, 252 and HSL 247°, 96%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#897BFC#897BFC
HEX#897BFC
RGBrgb(137, 123, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4824, 0.9882
RGB percentages53.7%, 48.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(246.5, 95.6%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 51.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK45.6%, 51.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,172
CSS custom property--colour: #897BFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#768403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D90FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3989F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6397B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEFC7B
Analogous#7BAEFC, #CA7BFC
Triadic#FC897B, #7BFC89
Split complementary#FCCA7B, #AEFC7B
Tetradic#FC7BAE, #EEFC7B, #7BFCC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DFFE
Lighter +10%#B6ADFD
Darker −10%#5C49FB
Darker −20%#3017FA
Darker −30%#1C05D9
Darker −40%#1604A7
More saturated +25%#8778FF
Less saturated −25%#968CEB

Channel breakdown

R137
G123
B252
Red137 (53.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue246.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7B · B FC

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