#878da5

Color #878da5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#878da5

RGB

rgb(135, 141, 165)

HSL

hsl(228, 14.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 18.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(58.9, 3.01, -13.39)

LCH

lch(58.9, 13.72, 282.67)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0365, 274.24)

HWB

hwb(228, 52.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59f87

Analogous

#879ca5

#878da5

#9087a5

Triadic

#878da5

#a5878d

#8da587

Split-complementary

#878da5

#a59087

#9ca587

Tetradic

#878da5

#9f87a5

#a59f87

#8da587

Square

#878da5

#a5879c

#a59f87

#87a590

Shades

Color #878da5 mixed toward black.

#6b728f

#565b72

#404556

#2b2e39

#15171d

Tints

Color #878da5 mixed toward white.

#9ba0b4

#afb3c3

#c3c6d2

#d7d9e1

#ebecf0

Tones

Color #878da5 mixed toward gray.

#898ea2

#8c90a0

#8e919d

#91939b

#939498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aa0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#89899e · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#879b9a · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #878da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878da5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#878da5 (#878da5) is rgb(135, 141, 165) in RGB.

No, #878da5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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