#879ba5

Color #879ba5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#879ba5

RGB

rgb(135, 155, 165)

HSL

hsl(200, 14.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 18.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 6.1%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(62.77, -4.85, -7.59)

LCH

lch(62.77, 9.01, 237.42)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.027, 229.35)

HWB

hwb(200, 52.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59187

Analogous

#87a5a0

#879ba5

#878ca5

Triadic

#879ba5

#a5879b

#9ba587

Split-complementary

#879ba5

#a5878c

#a5a087

Tetradic

#879ba5

#9187a5

#a59187

#9ba587

Square

#879ba5

#a087a5

#a59187

#8ca587

Shades

Color #879ba5 mixed toward black.

#6b838f

#566972

#404f56

#2b3439

#151a1d

Tints

Color #879ba5 mixed toward white.

#9bacb4

#afbcc3

#c3cdd2

#d7dee1

#ebeef0

Tones

Color #879ba5 mixed toward gray.

#899aa2

#8c99a0

#8e989d

#91989b

#939798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a3 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#8f8da2 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#88a1a0 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879ba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879ba5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#879ba5 (#879ba5) is rgb(135, 155, 165) in RGB.

No, #879ba5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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