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Recognised as Colour

#897DD4

  • #897DD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#897DD4 is a blue with RGB values 137, 125, 212 and HSL 248°, 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

#897DD4#897DD4
HEX#897DD4
RGBrgb(137, 125, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4902, 0.8314
RGB percentages53.7%, 49%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(248.3, 50.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 41%, 83.1%)
CMYK35.4%, 41%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,644
CSS custom property--colour: #897DD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#76822B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#618AD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6186D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#768E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8D47D
Analogous#7D9CD4, #B57DD4
Triadic#D4897D, #7DD489
Split complementary#D4B57D, #9CD47D
Tetradic#D47D9C, #C8D47D, #7DD4B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F0FA
Lighter +20%#CFCAED
Lighter +10%#ACA3E1
Darker −10%#6657C7
Darker −20%#4B3AB1
Darker −30%#3A2E8A
Darker −40%#2A2164
More saturated +25%#7967EA
Less saturated −25%#9993BE

Channel breakdown

R137
G125
B212
Red137 (53.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue248.28°
Saturation (HSL)50.29%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7D · B D4

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