#879faf

Color #879faf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#879faf

RGB

rgb(135, 159, 175)

HSL

hsl(204, 20%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 22.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(64.19, -4.76, -11.08)

LCH

lch(64.19, 12.06, 246.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0358, 237.2)

HWB

hwb(204, 52.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af9787

Analogous

#87afab

#879faf

#878baf

Triadic

#879faf

#af879f

#9faf87

Split-complementary

#879faf

#af878b

#afab87

Tetradic

#879faf

#9787af

#af9787

#9faf87

Square

#879faf

#ab87af

#af9787

#8baf87

Shades

Color #879faf mixed toward black.

#68869a

#536b7c

#3e515d

#29363e

#151b1f

Tints

Color #879faf mixed toward white.

#9bafbc

#afbfca

#c3cfd7

#d7dfe4

#ebeff2

Tones

Color #879faf mixed toward gray.

#8a9eac

#8e9ea8

#919da5

#949ca2

#989c9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292ab · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#918faa · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#88a8a8 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879faf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879faf]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#879faf (#879faf) is rgb(135, 159, 175) in RGB.

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

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