What color is #879EBD?

#879EBD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879EBD?

The RGB value is 135, 158, 189: 135 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879EBD?

The complementary color is #BDA687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879EBD color

#879EBD rgb(135, 158, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #879EBD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (135, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#879EBD color codes

HEX	`#879EBD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.39, -0.84, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.39, 18.65, 267.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.401, 33.278, 52.903)`
Decimal	`8887997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879EBD, 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 #879EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #879EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879ebd; }
.text { color: #879ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879ebd, #8b87bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #879EBD?: #879EBD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879EBD?: The RGB value is 135, 158, 189: 135 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879EBD?: The complementary color is #BDA687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.