#878AD3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #878AD3

At its core, #878AD3 is a light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 135, 138, and 211.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 36% Cyan, 35% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 17% Black. With a hue angle of 237.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#878AD3
RGB135, 138, 211
HSL237.6°, 46.3%, 67.8%
CMYK36%, 35%, 0%, 17%
HSV237.6°, 36.0%, 82.7%
LAB59.9, 16.3, -37.9
XYZ30.8, 28.0, 65.4
Decimal8882899

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.61:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #878AD3; }
.text-color { color: #878AD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #878AD3; }

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