What color is #878AB7?

#878AB7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878AB7?

The RGB value is 135, 138, 183: 135 red, 138 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878AB7?

The complementary color is #B7B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878AB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878AB7 color

#878AB7 rgb(135, 138, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #878AB7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.1% green and 71.8% blue (135, 138, 183).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#878AB7 color codes

HEX	`#878AB7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 138, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, 9.05, -23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 25.54, 290.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.625, 26.746, 48.498)`
Decimal	`8882871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878AB7, 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 #878AB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878AB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #878AB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878ab7; }
.text { color: #878ab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878ab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 138 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878ab7, #9c87b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878AB7?: #878AB7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878AB7?: The RGB value is 135, 138, 183: 135 red, 138 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878AB7?: The complementary color is #B7B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878AB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.