#879cbf

Color #879cbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#879cbf

RGB

rgb(135, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(63.91, 0.78, -20.48)

LCH

lch(63.91, 20.49, 272.18)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0571, 260.62)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfaa87

Analogous

#87b8bf

#879cbf

#8e87bf

Triadic

#879cbf

#bf879c

#9cbf87

Split-complementary

#879cbf

#bf8e87

#b8bf87

Tetradic

#879cbf

#aa87bf

#bfaa87

#9cbf87

Square

#879cbf

#bf87b8

#bfaa87

#87bf8e

Shades

Color #879cbf mixed toward black.

#647fac

#4c648e

#394b6a

#263247

#131923

Tints

Color #879cbf mixed toward white.

#9bacca

#afbdd4

#c3cddf

#d7deea

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #879cbf mixed toward gray.

#8c9dba

#909eb6

#959fb1

#9aa1ac

#9ea2a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b7 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#8f8eb5 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#88b1b0 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879cbf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#879cbf (#879cbf) is rgb(135, 156, 191) in RGB.

No, #879cbf 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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