#879fab

Color #879fab

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#879fab

RGB

rgb(135, 159, 171)

HSL

hsl(200, 17.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 21.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.07, -5.68, -9.03)

LCH

lch(64.07, 10.67, 237.83)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0322, 229.53)

HWB

hwb(200, 52.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9387

Analogous

#87aba5

#879fab

#878dab

Triadic

#879fab

#ab879f

#9fab87

Split-complementary

#879fab

#ab878d

#aba587

Tetradic

#879fab

#9387ab

#ab9387

#9fab87

Square

#879fab

#a587ab

#ab9387

#8dab87

Shades

Color #879fab mixed toward black.

#698796

#546c78

#3f515a

#2a363c

#151b1e

Tints

Color #879fab mixed toward white.

#9bafb9

#afbfc7

#c3cfd5

#d7dfe3

#ebeff1

Tones

Color #879fab mixed toward gray.

#8a9ea8

#8d9da5

#909ca2

#939b9f

#969a9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a8 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#918fa8 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#88a6a5 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879fab]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#879fab (#879fab) is rgb(135, 159, 171) in RGB.

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

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