Colour

#879BCC

#879BCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#879BCC is a blue with RGB values 135, 155, 204 and HSL 223°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#879BCC#879BCC

HEX#879BCC

RGBrgb(135, 155, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6078, 0.8

RGB percentages52.9%, 60.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(222.6, 40.4%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 33.8%, 80%)

CMYK33.8%, 24%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,887,244

CSS custom property--colour: #879BCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#786433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B9FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8599CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#73A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCB887

Analogous#87BDCC, #9687CC

Triadic#CC879B, #9BCC87

Split complementary#CC9687, #BECC87

Tetradic#CC87BD, #CCB887, #87CC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F4FA

Lighter +20%#CFD7EA

Lighter +10%#ABB9DB

Darker −10%#637DBD

Darker −20%#4762A6

Darker −30%#374D83

Darker −40%#28385F

More saturated +25%#7292E1

Less saturated −25%#9CA4B7

Channel breakdown

R135

G155

B204

Red135 (52.9%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue222.61°

Saturation (HSL)40.35%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 9B · B CC

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Colour values

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