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Recognised as Colour

#897EC7

  • #897EC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#897EC7 is a blue with RGB values 137, 126, 199 and HSL 249°, 39%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#897EC7#897EC7
HEX#897EC7
RGBrgb(137, 126, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4941, 0.7804
RGB percentages53.7%, 49.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(249, 39.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 36.7%, 78%)
CMYK31.2%, 36.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,010,887
CSS custom property--colour: #897EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#768138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6989CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6986C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7A8B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCC77E
Analogous#7E98C7, #AD7EC7
Triadic#C7897E, #7EC789
Split complementary#C7AD7E, #98C77E
Tetradic#C77E98, #BCC77E, #7EC7AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9F5
Lighter +20%#CAC5E6
Lighter +10%#AAA2D6
Darker −10%#685AB8
Darker −20%#51449B
Darker −30%#3E3478
Darker −40%#2C2554
More saturated +25%#7967DE
Less saturated −25%#9995B0

Channel breakdown

R137
G126
B199
Red137 (53.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue249.04°
Saturation (HSL)39.46%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7E · B C7

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