#879bbe

Color #879bbe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#879bbe

RGB

rgb(135, 155, 190)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 29.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 28.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(63.6, 1.09, -20.39)

LCH

lch(63.6, 20.42, 273.06)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0566, 261.57)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 52.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beaa87

Analogous

#87b6be

#879bbe

#8e87be

Triadic

#879bbe

#be879b

#9bbe87

Split-complementary

#879bbe

#be8e87

#b6be87

Tetradic

#879bbe

#aa87be

#beaa87

#9bbe87

Square

#879bbe

#be87b6

#beaa87

#87be8e

Shades

Color #879bbe mixed toward black.

#647eab

#4c638c

#394b69

#263246

#131923

Tints

Color #879bbe mixed toward white.

#9bacc9

#afbcd4

#c3cdde

#d7dee9

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #879bbe mixed toward gray.

#8c9cb9

#909db5

#959fb0

#99a0ac

#9ea1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090b6 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#8f8db4 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#88b0af · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879bbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879bbe]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#879bbe (#879bbe) is rgb(135, 155, 190) in RGB.

No, #879bbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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