What color is #878CB9?

#878CB9 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 #878CB9?

The RGB value is 135, 140, 185: 135 red, 140 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878CB9?

The complementary color is #B9B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878CB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878CB9 color

#878CB9 rgb(135, 140, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #878CB9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 54.9% green and 72.5% blue (135, 140, 185).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#878CB9 color codes

HEX	`#878CB9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 140, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 54.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, 8.4, -24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 25.5, 289.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.124, 27.409, 49.698)`
Decimal	`8883385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878CB9, 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 #878CB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878CB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #878CB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878cb9; }
.text { color: #878cb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878cb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 140 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878cb9, #9b87b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #878CB9?: #878CB9 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 #878CB9?: The RGB value is 135, 140, 185: 135 red, 140 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878CB9?: The complementary color is #B9B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878CB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.