What color is #879CCD?

#879CCD 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 #879CCD?

The RGB value is 135, 156, 205: 135 red, 156 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879CCD?

The complementary color is #CDB887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879CCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879CCD color

#879CCD rgb(135, 156, 205)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 61.2% green and 80.4% blue (135, 156, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#879CCD color codes

HEX	`#879CCD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 156, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 61.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 41%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 4.37, -27.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 27.84, 279.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.896, 33.334, 62.447)`
Decimal	`8887501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879CCD, 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 #879CCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879CCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #879CCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879ccd; }
.text { color: #879ccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879ccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 156 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879ccd, #9587cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #879CCD?: #879CCD 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 #879CCD?: The RGB value is 135, 156, 205: 135 red, 156 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879CCD?: The complementary color is #CDB887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879CCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.