#878e98

Color #878e98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#878e98

RGB

rgb(135, 142, 152)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 7.6%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 11.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(58.75, -0.45, -6.17)

LCH

lch(58.75, 6.19, 265.83)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.017, 257.11)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 52.9%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989187

Analogous

#879798

#878e98

#898798

Triadic

#878e98

#98878e

#8e9887

Split-complementary

#878e98

#988987

#979887

Tetradic

#878e98

#918798

#989187

#8e9887

Square

#878e98

#988797

#989187

#879889

Shades

Color #878e98 mixed toward black.

#6f7681

#585e67

#42474d

#2c2f33

#16181a

Tints

Color #878e98 mixed toward white.

#9ba1a9

#afb4ba

#c3c7cc

#d7d9dd

#ebecee

Tones

Color #878e98 mixed toward gray.

#898e97

#8a8f95

#8b8f94

#8d8f92

#8e8f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a96 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#8a8995 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#879493 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #878e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878e98]

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

#878e98 (#878e98) is rgb(135, 142, 152) in RGB.

No, #878e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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