#878dbb Color Information

#878dbb Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #878dbb. In RGB, it consists of 52.9% Red, 55.3% Green, and 73.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 27.8% Cyan, 24.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 233.1°, with saturation of 27.7% and lightness of 63.1%. The decimal value for #878dbb is 8883643, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #878dbb is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#878dbb Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color135, 141, 187 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color52.9%, 55.3%, 73.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.471, 0.447, 0.267 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.278, 0.246, 0, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color233.1°, 27.7%, 63.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color233.1°, 27.8%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.486, 27.788, 50.876 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color135, 140, 187 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8883643 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.697, 8.326, -24.684 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.697, 26.050, 288.640 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.697, -5.648, -38.861 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color52.715, 4.208, -20.321 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.266, 0.259, 27.788 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287073723 / 0xff878dbb Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #878dbb

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #878dbb, its pure hue is 233.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 27.7%, and its lightness is 63.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #878dbb, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #111217 to #767ba4.

Tints of #878dbb

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #878dbb, its pure hue is 233.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 27.7%, and its lightness is 63.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #878dbb, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #969bc4 to #f0f1f7.

Tones of #878dbb

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #878dbb, its pure hue is 233.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 27.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #878dbb, which range from #a1a1a1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4359ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #878dbb

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #878dbb! For #878dbb, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #878dbb. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #878dbb

This color, #878dbb, consists of 52.9% Red, 55.3% Green, and 73.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 135, Green = 141, Blue = 187. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #878dbb is 27.8% Cyan, 24.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R52.9%
C27.8%
G55.3%
M24.6%
B73.3%
Y0.0%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 135 141 187
Octal 207 215 273
Hexa #87 #8d #bb
Binary 10000111 10001101 10111011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 27 24 0 26
Octal 33 30 0 32
Hexa #1b #18 #00 #1a
Binary 00011011 00011000 00000000 00011010

Analogous Colors of #878dbb

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #878dbb — which has hue 233.1° — its analogous colors are located at 203.1° and 263.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #878dbb.

Triadic Colors of #878dbb

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #878dbb — which has hue 233.1° — its triadic colors are located at 113.1° and 353.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #878dbb.

Complementary Color of #878dbb

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #878dbb — which has hue 233.1° — its complementary color is located at 53.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #878dbb.

Split Complementary Colors of #878dbb

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #878dbb — which has hue 233.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 23.1° and 233.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #878dbb.

Tetradic Colors of #878dbb

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #878dbb — which has hue 233.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 143.1°, 233.1°, 323.1°, and 53.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #878dbb.

Monochromatic Colors of #878dbb

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #878dbb, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #626682 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bdc1e4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #878dbb

We want to make getting started with #878dbb on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #878dbb into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #878dbb can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #878dbb with other HTML elements.

#878dbb Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #878dbb.
<span style="color: #878dbb;">The color of this text is #878dbb.</span>

#878dbb Background Color

The background color for this text is #878dbb.
<div style="background-color: #878dbb; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #878dbb.</div>

#878dbb Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #878dbb.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #878dbb;">This color for the shadow of this text is #878dbb.</span>

#878dbb Border Color

This is a div with border color #878dbb.
<div style="border: #878dbb 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #878dbb.</div>

#878dbb Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #878dbb on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #878dbb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #878dbb on a white background.</div></div>

#878dbb Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #878dbb on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #878dbb; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #878dbb on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #878dbb to White

This is a gradient from #878dbb to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#878dbb,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#878dbb,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#878dbb,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#878dbb,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #878dbb to white.</div>

Gradient from #878dbb to Black

This is a gradient from #878dbb to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#878dbb,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#878dbb,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#878dbb,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#878dbb,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #878dbb to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #878dbb

In addition to using #878dbb on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #878dbb in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #878dbb, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 135, Green = 141, Blue = 187). If you need details about the color coordinates of #878dbb in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #878dbb
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(135, 141, 187)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #878dbb; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #878dbb; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #878dbb; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(135, 141, 187);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#878dbb")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:135, green:141, blue:187, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:135 green:141 blue:187 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(135f, 141f, 187f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(135, 141, 187);
 

#878dbb Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #878dbb the same way. For those with color blindness, #878dbb might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #878dbb looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #878dbb is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #878dbb looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #878dbb will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #878dbb is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #878dbb would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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