#879ab2

Color #879ab2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#879ab2

RGB

rgb(135, 154, 178)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 21.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 24.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(62.91, -1.28, -14.7)

LCH

lch(62.91, 14.76, 265.02)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0416, 254.39)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 52.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29f87

Analogous

#87b0b2

#879ab2

#8a87b2

Triadic

#879ab2

#b2879a

#9ab287

Split-complementary

#879ab2

#b28a87

#b0b287

Tetradic

#879ab2

#9f87b2

#b29f87

#9ab287

Square

#879ab2

#b287b0

#b29f87

#87b28a

Shades

Color #879ab2 mixed toward black.

#677f9e

#52667f

#3d4c5f

#293340

#141920

Tints

Color #879ab2 mixed toward white.

#9babbf

#afbccc

#c3cdd9

#d7dde5

#ebeef2

Tones

Color #879ab2 mixed toward gray.

#8b9aae

#8e9bab

#929ba7

#959ca4

#999ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090ad · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#8f8dab · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#88a8a7 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879ab2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#879ab2 (#879ab2) is rgb(135, 154, 178) in RGB.

No, #879ab2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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