What color is #879AC7?

#879AC7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879AC7?

The RGB value is 135, 154, 199: 135 red, 154 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879AC7?

The complementary color is #C7B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879AC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879AC7 color

#879AC7 rgb(135, 154, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #879AC7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60.4% green and 78% blue (135, 154, 199).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#879AC7 color codes

HEX	`#879AC7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 154, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, 3.94, -25.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 25.64, 278.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.853, 32.384, 58.594)`
Decimal	`8886983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879AC7, 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 #879AC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879AC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	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 #879AC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879ac7; }
.text { color: #879ac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879ac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 154 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879ac7, #9487c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #879AC7?: #879AC7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879AC7?: The RGB value is 135, 154, 199: 135 red, 154 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879AC7?: The complementary color is #C7B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879AC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.