Information about #878AD3 color

#878AD3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #878AD3 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(135, 138, 211) (52.9% red, 54.1% green, 82.7% blue), or CMYK 30 / 29 / 0 / 17 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored blue, #878AD3 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Magic Carpet (#8B98D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Misty Lupine (#7983D3) and Pastel Ultramarine (#807DDB).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 138, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #878AD3: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #878AD3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#878AD3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#878AD3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CFD0ED

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White

#FFFFFF

#878AD3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5558C0

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#383B97

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#252765

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Black

#000000

#878AD3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7F81B6

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#7D7E93

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Grey

#808080

#878AD3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D287C6

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#C187D2

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#A387D2

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#87A8D2

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#87D2C1

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#878AD3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#878AD3

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#D3D088
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#878AD3
#878AD3

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#B0D388
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#D3AB88
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#AB88D3
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#88B0D3
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#878AD3
#878AD3

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#D3888A
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#8AD388
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#D088D3
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#D3D088
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#8AD388
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#D388B0
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#D3D088
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#88D3AB
#88D3AB

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Nearest named colors to #878AD3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Pastel Ultramarine color link
Pastel Ultramarine

#807DDB

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

True V color link
True V

#8A73D6

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

#878AD3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878AD3
  • RGB135, 138, 211
  • CMYK30, 29, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(135, 138, 211)
  • HSL238°, 46%, 68%
  • HSL Precise237.632°, 46.341%, 67.843%
  • HSV238°, 36%, 83%
  • HSB238°, 36%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.541, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.541, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.541, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID878AD3
  • DECIMAL ID8882899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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