#878dab

Color #878dab

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#878dab

RGB

rgb(135, 141, 171)

HSL

hsl(230, 17.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 21.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.1, 4.41, -16.49)

LCH

lch(59.1, 17.07, 284.97)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0453, 276.21)

HWB

hwb(230, 52.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba587

Analogous

#879fab

#878dab

#9387ab

Triadic

#878dab

#ab878d

#8dab87

Split-complementary

#878dab

#ab9387

#9fab87

Tetradic

#878dab

#a587ab

#aba587

#8dab87

Square

#878dab

#ab879f

#aba587

#87ab93

Shades

Color #878dab mixed toward black.

#697196

#545a78

#3f445a

#2a2d3c

#15171e

Tints

Color #878dab mixed toward white.

#9ba0b9

#afb3c7

#c3c6d5

#d7d9e3

#ebecf1

Tones

Color #878dab mixed toward gray.

#8a8fa8

#8d91a5

#9093a2

#93959f

#96979c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aa4 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8989a3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#879f9e · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878dab]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#878dab (#878dab) is rgb(135, 141, 171) in RGB.

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

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