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#879FCF Color

#879FCF is rgb(135, 159, 207) in RGB, hsl(220, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#879FCF
HEX#879FCF
RGBrgb(135, 159, 207)
HSLhsl(220, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(220, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.076 263.9)
LABlab(64.98% 0.12 -27.63)
LCHlch(64.98% 27.63 270.24)

What #879FCF 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 #879FCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 5.88Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 6.67Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.79Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.85Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 9.01Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 9.34

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

#879FCF Channel Values

How #879FCF 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 159 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.66:1 vs white · 7.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #879FCF 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 text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #879FCF

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

Base
#879FCF
Complementary
#CFB787
Analogous
#87C3CF
Analogous
#9387CF
Triadic
#CF879F
Triadic
#9FCF87
Split comp.
#CF9387
Split comp.
#C3CF87

Tints & Shades of #879FCF

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

#95AAD5
#A7B9DC
#B6C5E2
#C8D3E9
#D7DFEF
#E9EEF6

Shades

#6685C2
#476BB3
#3A5792
#2D4471
#203050
#131C2F

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

How #879FCF 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#879FCF
Protanopia#9B9BCF
Protanomaly#949DCF
Deuteranopia#9898CF
Deuteranomaly#919BCF
Tritanopia#7EA6A6
Tritanomaly#81A3B8
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #879FCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-879fcf: #879FCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #879FCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-879fcf': '#879FCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.624, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_879fcf">#879FCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#879FCF"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#879FCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #879FCF?

#879FCF is a light blue — rgb(135, 159, 207) in RGB and hsl(220, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #879FCF?

#879FCF is rgb(135, 159, 207) — red 135, green 159, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #879FCF?

#879FCF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #879FCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #879FCF scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #879FCF 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.37, which is visibly different.

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