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Recognised as Colour

#87A6EB

  • #87A6EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#87A6EB is a blue with RGB values 135, 166, 235 and HSL 221°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87A6EB#87A6EB
HEX#87A6EB
RGBrgb(135, 166, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.651, 0.9216
RGB percentages52.9%, 65.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(221.4, 71.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 42.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK42.6%, 29.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,890,091
CSS custom property--colour: #87A6EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#785914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DACEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#64B4BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCC87
Analogous#87D8EB, #9A87EB
Triadic#EB87A6, #A6EB87
Split complementary#EB9A87, #D8EB87
Tetradic#EB87D8, #EBCC87, #87EB9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE7FA
Lighter +10%#B3C6F2
Darker −10%#5B86E4
Darker −20%#3065DC
Darker −30%#1F4FBA
Darker −40%#183C8E
More saturated +25%#769FFC
Less saturated −25%#99ADDA

Channel breakdown

R135
G166
B235
Red135 (52.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue221.4°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G A6 · B EB

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