#879dbd

Color #879dbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#879dbd

RGB

rgb(135, 157, 189)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 29%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 28.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(64.11, -0.28, -19.05)

LCH

lch(64.11, 19.05, 269.16)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0535, 257.7)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 52.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda787

Analogous

#87b8bd

#879dbd

#8c87bd

Triadic

#879dbd

#bd879d

#9dbd87

Split-complementary

#879dbd

#bd8c87

#b8bd87

Tetradic

#879dbd

#a787bd

#bda787

#9dbd87

Square

#879dbd

#bd87b8

#bda787

#87bd8c

Shades

Color #879dbd mixed toward black.

#6480aa

#4d668b

#394d68

#263346

#131a23

Tints

Color #879dbd mixed toward white.

#9badc8

#afbed3

#c3cede

#d7dee9

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #879dbd mixed toward gray.

#8b9eb8

#909fb4

#949faf

#99a0ab

#9da1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b6 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#908eb4 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#88b0af · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879dbd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#879dbd (#879dbd) is rgb(135, 157, 189) in RGB.

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

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