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Recognised as Colour

#87A2FC

  • #87A2FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#87A2FC is a blue with RGB values 135, 162, 252 and HSL 226°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87A2FC#87A2FC
HEX#87A2FC
RGBrgb(135, 162, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6353, 0.9882
RGB percentages52.9%, 63.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(226.2, 95.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 46.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK46.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,889,084
CSS custom property--colour: #87A2FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#785D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Plum · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE187
Analogous#87DCFC, #A787FC
Triadic#FC87A2, #A2FC87
Split complementary#FCA787, #DCFC87
Tetradic#FC87DC, #FCE187, #87FCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEFFE
Lighter +10%#B9C9FD
Darker −10%#557BFB
Darker −20%#2355FA
Darker −30%#0639E4
Darker −40%#042DB3
More saturated +25%#84A0FF
Less saturated −25%#96AAED

Channel breakdown

R135
G162
B252
Red135 (52.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G A2 · B FC

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