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#879ECD closest to Wisteria Blue

#879ECD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Wisteria Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 62.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(135, 158, 205)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 41% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #879ECD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.80:1.

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Variations of #879ECD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#879ECD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#879ECD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #879ECD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #879BCC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA1CF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA0CE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #879BCC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #889CCC
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #72A8AE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #80A2C0
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #989EAB

#879ECD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.69:1 Very poor#879ECD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.80:1 Very good#879ECD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#879ECD in CSS

/* Wisteria Blue */
.color { color: #879ECD; }
.background { background-color: #879ECD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #879ECD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 158 205);
color: hsl(220 41% 67%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.074 264.3);

#879ECD FAQ

What color is #879ECD?

#879ECD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #879ECD?

#879ECD is rgb(135, 158, 205) in RGB, hsl(220, 41%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #879ECD?

The complementary color of #879ECD is #CDB687, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #879ECD?

Black text has the best contrast on #879ECD: 7.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #879ECD a warm or cool color?

#879ECD is a cool color.