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Recognised as Colour

#87A8F4

  • #87A8F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#87A8F4 is a blue with RGB values 135, 168, 244 and HSL 222°, 83%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87A8F4#87A8F4
HEX#87A8F4
RGBrgb(135, 168, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6588, 0.9569
RGB percentages52.9%, 65.9%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(221.8, 83.2%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 44.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK44.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,890,612
CSS custom property--colour: #87A8F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#78570B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAEF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A5F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4D387
Analogous#87DEF4, #9D87F4
Triadic#F487A8, #A8F487
Split complementary#F49D87, #DEF487
Tetradic#F487DE, #F4D387, #87F49D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4ECFD
Lighter +10%#B6CAF8
Darker −10%#5886F0
Darker −20%#2A64EB
Darker −30%#134CCF
Darker −40%#0F3BA0
More saturated +25%#7CA4FF
Less saturated −25%#97AEE4

Channel breakdown

R135
G168
B244
Red135 (52.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue221.83°
Saturation (HSL)83.21%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G A8 · B F4

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