#879fd6

Color #879fd6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#879fd6

RGB

rgb(135, 159, 214)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 49.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 36.9%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(65.59, 5.05, -30.7)

LCH

lch(65.59, 31.11, 279.34)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0855, 266.04)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 52.9%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6be87

Analogous

#87c6d6

#879fd6

#9687d6

Triadic

#879fd6

#d6879f

#9fd687

Split-complementary

#879fd6

#d69687

#c6d687

Tetradic

#879fd6

#be87d6

#d6be87

#9fd687

Square

#879fd6

#d687c6

#d6be87

#87d696

Shades

Color #879fd6 mixed toward black.

#5c7cc7

#3b5ead

#2c4682

#1e2f57

#0f172b

Tints

Color #879fd6 mixed toward white.

#9bafdd

#afbfe4

#c3cfea

#d7dff1

#ebeff8

Tones

Color #879fd6 mixed toward gray.

#8da1cf

#94a4c9

#9ba7c2

#a1a9bc

#a8acb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292ca · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#918fc8 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#88c1be · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #879fd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#879fd6]

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

#879fd6 (#879fd6) is rgb(135, 159, 214) in RGB.

No, #879fd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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