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Colour

#879BC4

  • #879BC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#879BC4 is a blue with RGB values 135, 155, 196 and HSL 220°, 34%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#879BC4#879BC4
HEX#879BC4
RGBrgb(135, 155, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6078, 0.7686
RGB percentages52.9%, 60.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(220.3, 34.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 31.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK31.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,887,236
CSS custom property--colour: #879BC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#78643B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9EC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8898C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#76A3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B087
Analogous#87BAC4, #9287C4
Triadic#C4879B, #9BC487
Split complementary#C49287, #B9C487
Tetradic#C487BA, #C4B087, #87C492

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F6
Lighter +20%#CBD4E6
Lighter +10%#A9B7D5
Darker −10%#657FB3
Darker −20%#4B659A
Darker −30%#3B4F77
Darker −40%#2A3855
More saturated +25%#7193DA
Less saturated −25%#9DA3AE

Channel breakdown

R135
G155
B196
Red135 (52.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue220.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.08%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 9B · B C4

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