#879dbf

Color #879dbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#879dbf

RGB

rgb(135, 157, 191)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(64.18, 0.22, -20.06)

LCH

lch(64.18, 20.06, 270.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0561, 259.01)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa987

Analogous

#87b9bf

#879dbf

#8d87bf

Triadic

#879dbf

#bf879d

#9dbf87

Split-complementary

#879dbf

#bf8d87

#b9bf87

Tetradic

#879dbf

#a987bf

#bfa987

#9dbf87

Square

#879dbf

#bf87b9

#bfa987

#87bf8d

Shades

Color #879dbf mixed toward black.

#6480ac

#4c668e

#394c6a

#263347

#131923

Tints

Color #879dbf mixed toward white.

#9badca

#afbed4

#c3cedf

#d7deea

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #879dbf mixed toward gray.

#8c9eba

#909fb6

#95a0b1

#9aa1ac

#9ea2a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b8 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#908eb6 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#88b1b0 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879dbf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#879dbf (#879dbf) is rgb(135, 157, 191) in RGB.

No, #879dbf 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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