What color is #878DA9?

#878DA9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878DA9?

The RGB value is 135, 141, 169: 135 red, 141 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878DA9?

The complementary color is #A9A387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878DA9 color

#878DA9 rgb(135, 141, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #878DA9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 55.3% green and 66.3% blue (135, 141, 169).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#878DA9 color codes

HEX	`#878DA9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 141, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 55.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, 3.94, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 15.96, 284.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.676, 27.065, 41.347)`
Decimal	`8883625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878DA9, 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 #878DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #878DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878da9; }
.text { color: #878da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 141 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878da9, #9287a9); }

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Questions

What color is #878DA9?: #878DA9 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878DA9?: The RGB value is 135, 141, 169: 135 red, 141 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878DA9?: The complementary color is #A9A387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.