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#897CFE Color

#897CFE is rgb(137, 124, 254) in RGB, hsl(246, 98%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 51%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#897CFE
HEX#897CFE
RGBrgb(137, 124, 254)
HSLhsl(246, 98%, 74%)
HSVhsv(246, 51%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 51%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.187 284.6)
LABlab(58.06% 29.99 -64.38)
LCHlch(58.06% 71.02 294.98)

What #897CFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #897CFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.07Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 13.98Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.33Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.63Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 16.29Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 16.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#897CFE Channel Values

How #897CFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 124 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 98% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 51% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #897CFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #897CFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #897CFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #897CFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#897CFE
Complementary
#F1FE7C
Analogous
#7CB0FE
Analogous
#CA7CFE
Triadic
#FE897C
Triadic
#7CFE89
Split comp.
#FECA7C
Split comp.
#B0FE7C

Tints & Shades of #897CFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#968BFE
#A99FFE
#B6AEFE
#C8C2FE
#D6D2FF
#E8E6FF

Shades

#5B49FD
#2E17FD
#1802DE
#1302AC
#0D0179
#080147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #897CFE.

How #897CFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#897CFE
Protanopia#7E7EFE
Protanomaly#837DFE
Deuteranopia#8080FE
Deuteranomaly#847FFE
Tritanopia#6C9595
Tritanomaly#798CC8
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #897CFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-897cfe: #897CFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #897CFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-897cfe': '#897CFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.486, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_897cfe">#897CFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#897CFE"

More Blue Colors

#897CFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#897CFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #897CFE?

#897CFE is a light blue — rgb(137, 124, 254) in RGB and hsl(246, 98%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #897CFE?

#897CFE is rgb(137, 124, 254) — red 137, green 124, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #897CFE?

#897CFE converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 51%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #897CFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #897CFE scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #897CFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #897CFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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