Colour

#87A0DC

#87A0DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#87A0DC is a blue with RGB values 135, 160, 220 and HSL 222°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87A0DC#87A0DC

HEX#87A0DC

RGBrgb(135, 160, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6275, 0.8627

RGB percentages52.9%, 62.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(222.4, 54.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 38.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK38.6%, 27.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,888,540

CSS custom property--colour: #87A0DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#785F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#839DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6CACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Steel blue · ΔE 17.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCC387

Analogous#87CBDC, #9987DC

Triadic#DC87A0, #A0DC87

Split complementary#DC9987, #CADC87

Tetradic#DC87CB, #DCC387, #87DC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFF

Lighter +20%#D6DFF3

Lighter +10%#AEBFE8

Darker −10%#6081D0

Darker −20%#3962C4

Darker −30%#2E4E9C

Darker −40%#223A75

More saturated +25%#7498EF

Less saturated −25%#9AA8C9

Channel breakdown

R135

G160

B220

Red135 (52.9%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G A0 · B DC

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