#879cbb

Color #879cbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#879cbb

RGB

rgb(135, 156, 187)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 27.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 27.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.77, -0.21, -18.46)

LCH

lch(63.77, 18.46, 269.35)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0517, 258.06)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 52.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bba687

Analogous

#87b6bb

#879cbb

#8c87bb

Triadic

#879cbb

#bb879c

#9cbb87

Split-complementary

#879cbb

#bb8c87

#b6bb87

Tetradic

#879cbb

#a687bb

#bba687

#9cbb87

Square

#879cbb

#bb87b6

#bba687

#87bb8c

Shades

Color #879cbb mixed toward black.

#6580a8

#4e6689

#3a4c67

#273344

#131922

Tints

Color #879cbb mixed toward white.

#9bacc6

#afbdd2

#c3cddd

#d7dee8

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #879cbb mixed toward gray.

#8b9db7

#909eb2

#949eae

#989faa

#9da0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b4 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8f8eb2 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#88aead · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879cbb]

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

#879cbb (#879cbb) is rgb(135, 156, 187) in RGB.

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

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