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Hex #879ca8

#879ca8 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #879ca8 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#879ca8 Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#879ca8 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 135 G 156 B 168 RGB (135, 156, 168) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 201.82 S 0.16 L 0.59
CMYK	C 13% M 5% Y 0% K 34%
Usage of blue	The color #879ca8 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#879ca8 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#879ca8 to RGB conversion

Red	135	135% RED
Green	156	156% GREEN
Blue	168	168% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(135, 156, 168); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(135, 156, 168); // for css background-color

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#879ca8 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
12.94 %	4.71 %	0 %	34.12 %

#879ca8 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
201.818	0.16	0.59

CSS code: color: hsl(201.8, 16%, 59%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #879ca8

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 #879ca8

Tints and Shades of #879ca8

Tints of #879ca8		Shades of #879ca8
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #879ca8

This shows how text with the hex-color #879ca8 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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Blue Color Scheme based on #879ca8

Primary
#879ca8 (already open)

Secondary
#a89387

Tertiary
#ded6d1

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Complementary Color: #a89387

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #879ca8

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