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Recognised as Colour

#897CD3

  • #897CD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#897CD3 is a blue with RGB values 137, 124, 211 and HSL 249°, 50%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#897CD3#897CD3
HEX#897CD3
RGBrgb(137, 124, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4863, 0.8275
RGB percentages53.7%, 48.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(249, 49.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 41.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK35.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,387
CSS custom property--colour: #897CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#76832C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6089D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6086D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#768C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6D37C
Analogous#7C9BD3, #B47CD3
Triadic#D3897C, #7CD389
Split complementary#D3B47C, #9BD37C
Tetradic#D37C9B, #C6D37C, #7CD3B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFF9
Lighter +20%#CEC8ED
Lighter +10%#ABA2E0
Darker −10%#6756C6
Darker −20%#4C3BAE
Darker −30%#3B2E88
Darker −40%#2B2162
More saturated +25%#7A66E9
Less saturated −25%#9892BD

Channel breakdown

R137
G124
B211
Red137 (53.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue248.97°
Saturation (HSL)49.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7C · B D3

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