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Recognised as Colour

#879BCF

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

#879BCF is a blue with RGB values 135, 155, 207 and HSL 223°, 43%, 67%. 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

#879BCF#879BCF
HEX#879BCF
RGBrgb(135, 155, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6078, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.9%, 60.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(223.3, 42.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 34.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK34.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,887,247
CSS custom property--colour: #879BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#786430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8499CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#72A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBB87
Analogous#87BFCF, #9787CF
Triadic#CF879B, #9BCF87
Split complementary#CF9787, #BFCF87
Tetradic#CF87BF, #CFBB87, #87CF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FB
Lighter +20%#D0D8EC
Lighter +10%#ABB9DE
Darker −10%#637DC0
Darker −20%#4561AB
Darker −30%#364C87
Darker −40%#273863
More saturated +25%#7292E4
Less saturated −25%#9CA4BA

Channel breakdown

R135
G155
B207
Red135 (52.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 9B · B CF

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