Information about #878CA8 color

#878CA8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#878CA8 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 140, 168) — 52.9% red, 54.9% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 11 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #878CA8 reads as a softly toned classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Beyond (#808AAC). Slightly further away sit Cool Grey (#8C92AC) and Pastel Indigo (#8686AF).

The recipe behind #878CA8 is rgb(135, 140, 168), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #878CA8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#878CA8 color variations

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

#878CA8 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #878CA8

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878CA8
  • RGB135, 140, 168
  • CMYK13, 11, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(135, 140, 168)
  • HSL231°, 16%, 59%
  • HSL Precise230.909°, 15.942%, 59.412%
  • HSV231°, 20%, 66%
  • HSB231°, 20%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.549, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.549, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.549, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878CA8
  • DECIMAL ID8883368
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01