#878fad

Color #878fad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#878fad

RGB

rgb(135, 143, 173)

HSL

hsl(227.4, 18.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.4, 22%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(59.72, 3.74, -16.7)

LCH

lch(59.72, 17.11, 282.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0457, 273.39)

HWB

hwb(227.4, 52.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ada587

Analogous

#87a2ad

#878fad

#9287ad

Triadic

#878fad

#ad878f

#8fad87

Split-complementary

#878fad

#ad9287

#a2ad87

Tetradic

#878fad

#a587ad

#ada587

#8fad87

Square

#878fad

#ad87a2

#ada587

#87ad92

Shades

Color #878fad mixed toward black.

#697398

#535b7a

#3f455b

#2a2e3d

#15171e

Tints

Color #878fad mixed toward white.

#9ba2bb

#afb4c8

#c3c7d6

#d7dae4

#ebecf1

Tones

Color #878fad mixed toward gray.

#8a91aa

#8d93a7

#9195a4

#9496a0

#97989d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8a89a5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#87a1a0 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #878fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#878fad]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#878fad (#878fad) is rgb(135, 143, 173) in RGB.

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

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