#879ddb

Color #879ddb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#879ddb

RGB

rgb(135, 157, 219)

HSL

hsl(224.3, 53.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.3, 38.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.4%, 28.3%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(65.26, 7.54, -33.98)

LCH

lch(65.26, 34.81, 282.51)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0947, 268.91)

HWB

hwb(224.3, 52.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc587

Analogous

#87c7db

#879ddb

#9b87db

Triadic

#879ddb

#db879d

#9ddb87

Split-complementary

#879ddb

#db9b87

#c7db87

Tetradic

#879ddb

#c587db

#dbc587

#9ddb87

Square

#879ddb

#db87c7

#dbc587

#87db9b

Shades

Color #879ddb mixed toward black.

#5a78cd

#3758b5

#294288

#1b2c5b

#0e162d

Tints

Color #879ddb mixed toward white.

#9bade1

#afbee7

#c3ceed

#d7def3

#ebeff9

Tones

Color #879ddb mixed toward gray.

#8ea0d4

#95a4cd

#9ca7c6

#a3aabf

#aaaeb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191ce · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#908ecb · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#88c3c1 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #879ddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879ddb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#879ddb (#879ddb) is rgb(135, 157, 219) in RGB.

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

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