#878ea1

Color #878ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.91 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#878ea1

RGB

rgb(135, 142, 161)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 12.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 16.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(59.04, 1.53, -10.89)

LCH

lch(59.04, 11, 278)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0295, 269.42)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 52.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a19a87

Analogous

#879ba1

#878ea1

#8d87a1

Triadic

#878ea1

#a1878e

#8ea187

Split-complementary

#878ea1

#a18d87

#9ba187

Tetradic

#878ea1

#9a87a1

#a19a87

#8ea187

Square

#878ea1

#a1879b

#a19a87

#87a18d

Shades

Color #878ea1 mixed toward black.

#6c748a

#575d6f

#414653

#2b2f37

#16171c

Tints

Color #878ea1 mixed toward white.

#9ba1b1

#afb4c0

#c3c6d0

#d7d9e0

#ebecef

Tones

Color #878ea1 mixed toward gray.

#898f9f

#8b909d

#8d919a

#909298

#929396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a9d · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8a899c · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#879998 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878ea1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#878ea1 (#878ea1) is rgb(135, 142, 161) in RGB.

No, #878ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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