What color is #0879E5?

#0879E5 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0879E5?

The RGB value is 8, 121, 229: 8 red, 121 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0879E5?

The complementary color is #E57408, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0879E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0879E5 color

#0879E5 rgb(8, 121, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0879E5 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.1% red, 47.5% green and 89.8% blue (8, 121, 229).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 93% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#0879E5 color codes

HEX	`#0879E5`
RGB	`rgb(8, 121, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.1%, 47.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 93%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 97%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 47%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 13.28, -62.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 63.65, 282.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.075, 19.381, 76.744)`
Decimal	`555493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0879E5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0879E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0879E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0879E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0879e5; }
.text { color: #0879e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0879e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(8 121 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0879e5, #080be5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0879E5?: #0879E5 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0879E5?: The RGB value is 8, 121, 229: 8 red, 121 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0879E5?: The complementary color is #E57408, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0879E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.