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Recognised as Colour

#897FAA

  • #897FAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#897FAA is a blue with RGB values 137, 127, 170 and HSL 254°, 20%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#897FAA#897FAA
HEX#897FAA
RGBrgb(137, 127, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.498, 0.6667
RGB percentages53.7%, 49.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(254, 20.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 25.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK19.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,011,114
CSS custom property--colour: #897FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#768055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7585ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7784A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#83868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 25.1Plum · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0AA7F
Analogous#7F8BAA, #9F7FAA
Triadic#AA897F, #7FAA89
Split complementary#AA9F7F, #8BAA7F
Tetradic#AA7F8A, #A0AA7F, #7FAA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFB
Lighter +30%#DEDBE7
Lighter +20%#C2BCD3
Lighter +10%#A59EBE
Darker −10%#6E6294
Darker −20%#574E75
Darker −30%#403957
Darker −40%#292538
More saturated +25%#7B64C5
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R137
G127
B170
Red137 (53.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue253.95°
Saturation (HSL)20.19%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 7F · B AA

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