#878ebc

Color #878ebc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#878ebc

RGB

rgb(135, 142, 188)

HSL

hsl(232.1, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.1, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60, 8, -24.77)

LCH

lch(60, 26.03, 287.9)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0689, 277.59)

HWB

hwb(232.1, 52.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb587

Analogous

#87a8bc

#878ebc

#9a87bc

Triadic

#878ebc

#bc878e

#8ebc87

Split-complementary

#878ebc

#bc9a87

#a8bc87

Tetradic

#878ebc

#b587bc

#bcb587

#8ebc87

Square

#878ebc

#bc87a8

#bcb587

#87bc9a

Shades

Color #878ebc mixed toward black.

#646da9

#4d558a

#3a4068

#272b45

#131523

Tints

Color #878ebc mixed toward white.

#9ba1c7

#afb4d2

#c3c6dd

#d7d9e9

#ebecf4

Tones

Color #878ebc mixed toward gray.

#8b91b7

#9094b3

#9498af

#999baa

#9d9ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ab2 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8a89b0 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#87aaa8 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #878ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878ebc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#878ebc (#878ebc) is rgb(135, 142, 188) in RGB.

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

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