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Colour

#87A2E2

  • #87A2E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#87A2E2 is a blue with RGB values 135, 162, 226 and HSL 222°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87A2E2#87A2E2
HEX#87A2E2
RGBrgb(135, 162, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6353, 0.8863
RGB percentages52.9%, 63.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(222.2, 61.1%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 40.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK40.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,889,058
CSS custom property--colour: #87A2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#785D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA7E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#839FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#69AFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C787
Analogous#87CFE2, #9A87E2
Triadic#E287A2, #A2E287
Split complementary#E29A87, #CFE287
Tetradic#E287CF, #E2C787, #87E29A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E2F6
Lighter +10%#B0C2EC
Darker −10%#5E82D8
Darker −20%#3562CE
Darker −30%#284EA8
Darker −40%#1F3B7E
More saturated +25%#749AF5
Less saturated −25%#9AAACF

Channel breakdown

R135
G162
B226
Red135 (52.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue222.2°
Saturation (HSL)61.07%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G A2 · B E2

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