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#879CED Color

#879CED is rgb(135, 156, 237) in RGB, hsl(228, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 34%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#879CED
HEX#879CED
RGBrgb(135, 156, 237)
HSLhsl(228, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(228, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 34%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.121 272)
LABlab(65.25% 8.11 -43.72)
LCHlch(65.25% 44.47 280.51)

What #879CED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #879CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.03Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.14United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.49Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 12.82French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 14.75Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 15.15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#879CED Channel Values

How #879CED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 156 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #879CED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #879CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #879CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #879CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#879CED
Complementary
#EDD987
Analogous
#87CFED
Analogous
#A687ED
Triadic
#ED879C
Triadic
#9CED87
Split comp.
#EDA687
Split comp.
#CFED87

Tints & Shades of #879CED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99AAF0
#A6B5F2
#B8C4F4
#C5CFF6
#D7DEF9
#E4E9FB

Shades

#5B77E6
#2E52E0
#1D3DBF
#173097
#10226A
#09143E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #879CED.

How #879CED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#879CED
Protanopia#9999ED
Protanomaly#929AED
Deuteranopia#9595ED
Deuteranomaly#9098ED
Tritanopia#75A9A9
Tritanomaly#7CA4C8
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #879CED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-879ced: #879CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #879CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-879ced': '#879CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.612, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_879ced">#879CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#879CED"

More Blue Colors

#879CED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#879CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #879CED?

#879CED is a light blue — rgb(135, 156, 237) in RGB and hsl(228, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #879CED?

#879CED is rgb(135, 156, 237) — red 135, green 156, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #879CED?

#879CED converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 34%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #879CED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #879CED scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #879CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #879CED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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