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Hex #878bab
#878bab is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #878bab color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#878bab Conversion table
Category |
blue (light blue) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#878bab copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 135 G 139 B 171 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 233.33 S 0.18 L 0.6 |
CMYK |
C 14% M 13% Y 0% K 33% |
| Usage of blue | The color #878bab is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#878bab Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#878bab to RGB conversion
| Red | 135 |
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|---|---|---|
| Green | 139 |
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| Blue | 171 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(135,
139,
171); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(135,
139,
171); // for css background-color
#878bab to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.12 % | 12.55 % | 0 % | 32.94 % |
#878bab to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 233.333 | 0.18 | 0.6 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(233.3,
18%,
60%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #878bab
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage for headings: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage as fill color: | recommended |
| Usage for buttons: | watch out for enough contrast |
As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #878bab
Tints and Shades of #878bab
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5% lighter |
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5% darker |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #878bab
This shows how text with the hex-color #878bab would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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