Recognised as Colour

#897EF7

#897EF7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#897EF7 is a blue with RGB values 137, 126, 247 and HSL 245°, 88%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#897EF7#897EF7

HEX#897EF7

RGBrgb(137, 126, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4941, 0.9686

RGB percentages53.7%, 49.4%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(245.5, 88.3%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 49%, 96.9%)

CMYK44.5%, 49%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,010,935

CSS custom property--colour: #897EF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#768108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4991FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#458AF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6698AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 13.9 Royal blue · ΔE 14.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECF77E

Analogous#7EAFF7, #C67EF7

Triadic#F7897E, #7EF789

Split complementary#F7C57E, #B0F77E

Tetradic#F77EAF, #ECF77E, #7EF7C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E1DEFD

Lighter +10%#B5AEFA

Darker −10%#5D4EF4

Darker −20%#311EF1

Darker −30%#1F0DCF

Darker −40%#170A9F

More saturated +25%#8276FF

Less saturated −25%#978FE6

Channel breakdown

R137

G126

B247

Red137 (53.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue245.45°

Saturation (HSL)88.32%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 7E · B F7

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