Information about #879EA1 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#879EA1 presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Destiny (#889E9D). Slightly further away sit Submarine (#8C9C9C) and Bali Hai (#849CA9).
The recipe behind #879EA1 is rgb(135, 158, 161), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #879EA1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#879EA1 color variations
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#879EA1 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#879EA1 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#879EA1 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#879EA1 color hues
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#879EA1 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #879EA1 color
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Nearest named colors to #879EA1
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#889E9D
#8C9C9C
#849CA9
#8C979D
#8EA5A0
#919FA0
#889A97
#929FA2
#8DA399
#8699AB
#939DA1
#7D9EA8
#879EA1 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#879EA1
- RGB135, 158, 161
- CMYK10, 1, 0, 37
- CSSrgb(135, 158, 161)
- HSL187°, 12%, 58%
- HSL Precise186.923°, 12.15%, 58.039%
- HSV187°, 16%, 63%
- HSB187°, 16%, 63%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.620, 0.631)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.620, 0.631, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.620, 0.631)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID879EA1
- DECIMAL ID8887969
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
