#878ca5

Color #878ca5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#878ca5

RGB

rgb(135, 140, 165)

HSL

hsl(230, 14.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 18.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(58.62, 3.58, -13.8)

LCH

lch(58.62, 14.26, 284.54)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0377, 276.39)

HWB

hwb(230, 52.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a087

Analogous

#879ba5

#878ca5

#9187a5

Triadic

#878ca5

#a5878c

#8ca587

Split-complementary

#878ca5

#a59187

#9ba587

Tetradic

#878ca5

#a087a5

#a5a087

#8ca587

Square

#878ca5

#a5879b

#a5a087

#87a591

Shades

Color #878ca5 mixed toward black.

#6b718f

#565a72

#404456

#2b2d39

#15171d

Tints

Color #878ca5 mixed toward white.

#9b9fb4

#afb2c3

#c3c5d2

#d7d9e1

#ebecf0

Tones

Color #878ca5 mixed toward gray.

#898ea2

#8c8fa0

#8e919d

#91939b

#939498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899f · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#89899e · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#879b9a · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878ca5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#878ca5 (#878ca5) is rgb(135, 140, 165) in RGB.

No, #878ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #878ca5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast