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Recognised as Colour

#879AC9

  • #879AC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#879AC9 is a blue with RGB values 135, 154, 201 and HSL 223°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#879AC9#879AC9
HEX#879AC9
RGBrgb(135, 154, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6039, 0.7882
RGB percentages52.9%, 60.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(222.7, 37.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 32.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK32.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,886,985
CSS custom property--colour: #879AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#786536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9ECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8598C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#74A3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B687
Analogous#87BBC9, #9587C9
Triadic#C9879A, #9AC987
Split complementary#C99587, #BBC987
Tetradic#C987BB, #C9B687, #87C995

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3F8
Lighter +20%#CDD5E9
Lighter +10%#AAB8D9
Darker −10%#647CB9
Darker −20%#4962A1
Darker −30%#394D7E
Darker −40%#29375B
More saturated +25%#7191DF
Less saturated −25%#9DA3B3

Channel breakdown

R135
G154
B201
Red135 (52.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue222.73°
Saturation (HSL)37.93%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 9A · B C9

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