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#879ECF

#879ecf ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#879ecf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 61.96% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.78% cyan, 23.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 220.83°, with 42.86% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3411

Complementary

  1. #879ecf
  2. #cfb887

Split complementary

  1. #879ecf
  2. #cf9487
  3. #c2cf87

Analogous

  1. #87c2cf
  2. #879ecf
  3. #9487cf

Triadic

  1. #879ecf
  2. #cf879e
  3. #9ecf87

Tetradic

  1. #879ecf
  2. #b887cf
  3. #cfb887
  4. #9ecf87

Square

  1. #879ecf
  2. #cf87c2
  3. #cfb887
  4. #87cf94

Monochromatic

  1. #365087
  2. #5072b9
  3. #879ecf
  4. #becae5
  5. #f0f3f9

Shades

#879ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #879ecf
  2. #7a8eba
  3. #6c7ea6
  4. #5f6f91
  5. #515f7c
  6. #444f68
  7. #363f53
  8. #292f3e
  9. #1b2029
  10. #0e1015
  11. #000000

Tints

#879ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #879ecf
  2. #93a8d4
  3. #9fb1d9
  4. #abbbdd
  5. #b7c5e2
  6. #c3cfe7
  7. #cfd8ec
  8. #dbe2f1
  9. #e7ecf5
  10. #f3f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#879ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #879ecf
  2. #869bc7
  3. #8698bf
  4. #8595b7
  5. #8492af
  6. #848fa8
  7. #838ca0
  8. #828998
  9. #818690
  10. #818388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ea1d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71a8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ba0d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879cce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ba4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-879ecf {
  color: #879ecf;
}
Background
.bg-879ecf {
  background-color: #879ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-879ecf {
  border: 2px solid #879ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #879ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 158 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 43% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-879ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #879ecf, #9487cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-879ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 158 207 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 6.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.34 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.31 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.58 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.29 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.79 #786130 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#879ecf  rgb(135, 158, 207)  hsl(221, 43%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cfb887  rgb(207, 184, 135)  hsl(41, 43%, 67%)  Ecru
#cf879e  rgb(207, 135, 158)  hsl(341, 43%, 67%)  Puce
#9ecf87  rgb(158, 207, 135)  hsl(101, 43%, 67%)  Pistachio