Colour

#897EA7

#897EA7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#897EA7 is a violet with RGB values 137, 126, 167 and HSL 256°, 19%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#897EA7

RGBrgb(137, 126, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4941, 0.6549

RGB percentages53.7%, 49.4%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(256.1, 18.9%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 24.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK18%, 24.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,010,855

CSS custom property--colour: #897EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#768158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7584A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7783A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#84848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Gray · ΔE 24 Dim grey · ΔE 26.3 Plum · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9CA77E

Analogous#7E88A7, #9D7EA7

Triadic#A7897E, #7EA789

Split complementary#A79D7E, #88A77E

Tetradic#A77E88, #9CA77E, #7EA79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F7FA

Lighter +30%#DCD9E5

Lighter +20%#C0BBD0

Lighter +10%#A59CBC

Darker −10%#6E6290

Darker −20%#574D72

Darker −30%#403953

Darker −40%#292435

More saturated +25%#7C63C2

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R137

G126

B167

Red137 (53.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue256.1°

Saturation (HSL)18.89%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 7E · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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