#897bcc

Color #897bcc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#897bcc

RGB

rgb(137, 123, 204)

HSL

hsl(250.4, 44.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.4, 39.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(55.93, 23.81, -40.16)

LCH

lch(55.93, 46.69, 300.66)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.1201, 290.47)

HWB

hwb(250.4, 48.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becc7b

Analogous

#7b95cc

#897bcc

#b27bcc

Triadic

#897bcc

#cc897b

#7bcc89

Split-complementary

#897bcc

#ccb27b

#95cc7b

Tetradic

#897bcc

#cc7bbe

#becc7b

#7bcc89

Square

#897bcc

#cc7b95

#becc7b

#7bccb2

Shades

Color #897bcc mixed toward black.

#6654bd

#4d3d9d

#3a2e76

#271e4f

#130f27

Tints

Color #897bcc mixed toward white.

#9d91d5

#b0a7dd

#c4bde6

#d8d3ee

#ebe9f7

Tones

Color #897bcc mixed toward gray.

#8d82c5

#9288be

#968fb8

#9b96b1

#9f9daa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383bc · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#8485b8 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#88afac · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 23.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #897bcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897bcc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#897bcc (#897bcc) is rgb(137, 123, 204) in RGB.

No, #897bcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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