What color is #879EC7?

#879EC7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #879EC7?

The RGB value is 135, 158, 199: 135 red, 158 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #879EC7?

The complementary color is #C7B087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #879EC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#879EC7 color

#879EC7 rgb(135, 158, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #879EC7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62% green and 78% blue (135, 158, 199).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#879EC7 color codes

HEX	`#879EC7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 158, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 62%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, 1.69, -23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 23.73, 274.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.524, 33.727, 58.818)`
Decimal	`8888007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #879EC7, 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 #879EC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#879EC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #879EC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #879ec7; }
.text { color: #879ec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #879ec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 158 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #879ec7, #9087c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #879EC7?: #879EC7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #879EC7?: The RGB value is 135, 158, 199: 135 red, 158 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #879EC7?: The complementary color is #C7B087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #879EC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.