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#897FD7 Color

#897FD7 is rgb(137, 127, 215) in RGB, hsl(247, 52%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 41%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#897FD7
HEX#897FD7
RGBrgb(137, 127, 215)
HSLhsl(247, 52%, 67%)
HSVhsv(247, 41%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 41%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.129 287.4)
LABlab(56.98% 19.68 -44.47)
LCHlch(56.98% 48.63 293.87)

What #897FD7 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 #897FD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 6.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.18Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.74Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 15.31Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 16.14Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.31

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

#897FD7 Channel Values

How #897FD7 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 127 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 52% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 41% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #897FD7 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 text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #897FD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #897FD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #897FD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#897FD7
Complementary
#CCD77F
Analogous
#7FA1D7
Analogous
#B57FD7
Triadic
#D7897F
Triadic
#7FD789
Split comp.
#D7B57F
Split comp.
#A1D77F

Tints & Shades of #897FD7

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

#988FDC
#A9A2E2
#B8B1E7
#CAC5ED
#D8D4F2
#EAE8F8

Shades

#695CCC
#4B3CBE
#3D319B
#302678
#221B55
#141032

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #897FD7.

How #897FD7 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#897FD7
Protanopia#8181D7
Protanomaly#8480D7
Deuteranopia#8282D7
Deuteranomaly#8581D7
Tritanopia#798E8E
Tritanomaly#8088B0
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #897FD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-897fd7: #897FD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #897FD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-897fd7': '#897FD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.498, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_897fd7">#897FD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#897FD7"

More Blue Colors

#897FD7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#897FD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #897FD7?

#897FD7 is a light blue — rgb(137, 127, 215) in RGB and hsl(247, 52%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #897FD7?

#897FD7 is rgb(137, 127, 215) — red 137, green 127, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #897FD7?

#897FD7 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 41%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #897FD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #897FD7 scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #897FD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #897FD7 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.74, which is visibly different.

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