#878baf

Color #878baf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#878baf

RGB

rgb(135, 139, 175)

HSL

hsl(234, 20%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 22.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(58.71, 6.52, -19.38)

LCH

lch(58.71, 20.45, 288.59)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0539, 279.83)

HWB

hwb(234, 52.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afab87

Analogous

#879faf

#878baf

#9787af

Triadic

#878baf

#af878b

#8baf87

Split-complementary

#878baf

#af9787

#9faf87

Tetradic

#878baf

#ab87af

#afab87

#8baf87

Square

#878baf

#af879f

#afab87

#87af97

Shades

Color #878baf mixed toward black.

#686d9a

#53577c

#3e415d

#292b3e

#15161f

Tints

Color #878baf mixed toward white.

#9b9ebc

#afb2ca

#c3c5d7

#d7d8e4

#ebecf2

Tones

Color #878baf mixed toward gray.

#8a8eac

#8e90a8

#9193a5

#9496a2

#98989e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989a7 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#8988a5 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#87a19f · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878baf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#878baf (#878baf) is rgb(135, 139, 175) in RGB.

No, #878baf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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