#87879B Color

#87879B is rgb(135, 135, 155) in RGB and hsl(240, 9%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#87879B

HEX#87879B

RGBrgb(135, 135, 155)

HSLhsl(240, 9%, 57%)

HSVhsv(240, 13%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.03 285.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #87879B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #87879B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#87879B Complementary#9B9B87 Analogous#87919B Analogous#91879B Triadic#9B8787 Triadic#879B87

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #87879B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9898A9 #A9A9B7 #BABAC5 #C7C7D1 #D8D8DF #E9E9EC

Shades

#727288 #616175 #4F4F5F #3F3F4B #2C2C35 #1C1C21

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