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Colour

#897DB5

  • #897DB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#897DB5 is a blue with RGB values 137, 125, 181 and HSL 253°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#897DB5#897DB5
HEX#897DB5
RGBrgb(137, 125, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4902, 0.7098
RGB percentages53.7%, 49%, 71%
HSLhsl(252.9, 27.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 30.9%, 71%)
CMYK24.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,613
CSS custom property--colour: #897DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#76824A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F85B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7084B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#808691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Plum · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9B57D
Analogous#7D8DB5, #A57DB5
Triadic#B5897D, #7DB589
Split complementary#B5A57D, #8DB57D
Tetradic#B57D8D, #A9B57D, #7DB5A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2DFED
Lighter +20%#C4BEDA
Lighter +10%#A69DC7
Darker −10%#6C5DA3
Darker −20%#564A82
Darker −30%#413862
Darker −40%#2B2541
More saturated +25%#7A63CF
Less saturated −25%#98979C

Channel breakdown

R137
G125
B181
Red137 (53.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.45%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7D · B B5

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