What color is #879EB2?

#879EB2 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879EB2?

The RGB value is 135, 158, 178: 135 red, 158 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879EB2?

The complementary color is #B29B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879EB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879EB2 color

#879EB2 rgb(135, 158, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #879EB2 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62% green and 69.8% blue (135, 158, 178).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#879EB2 color codes

HEX	`#879EB2`
RGB	`rgb(135, 158, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, -3.5, -13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 13.5, 254.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.252, 32.818, 46.851)`
Decimal	`8887986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879EB2, 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 #879EB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879EB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #879EB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879eb2; }
.text { color: #879eb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879eb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 158 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879eb2, #8789b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #879EB2?: #879EB2 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879EB2?: The RGB value is 135, 158, 178: 135 red, 158 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879EB2?: The complementary color is #B29B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879EB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.