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Recognised as Colour

#897DC3

  • #897DC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#897DC3 is a blue with RGB values 137, 125, 195 and HSL 250°, 37%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#897DC3#897DC3
HEX#897DC3
RGBrgb(137, 125, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4902, 0.7647
RGB percentages53.7%, 49%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(250.3, 36.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 35.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,627
CSS custom property--colour: #897DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#76823C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6987C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A85C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7C8997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7C37D
Analogous#7D94C3, #AC7DC3
Triadic#C3897D, #7DC389
Split complementary#C3AC7D, #94C37D
Tetradic#C37D94, #B7C37D, #7DC3AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E6F3
Lighter +20%#C8C3E3
Lighter +10%#A9A0D3
Darker −10%#695AB3
Darker −20%#534595
Darker −30%#3F3572
Darker −40%#2C254F
More saturated +25%#7965DB
Less saturated −25%#9995AB

Channel breakdown

R137
G125
B195
Red137 (53.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue250.29°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7D · B C3

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