Colour

#87AACD

#87AACD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#87AACD is a blue with RGB values 135, 170, 205 and HSL 210°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#87AACD#87AACD

HEX#87AACD

RGBrgb(135, 170, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6667, 0.8039

RGB percentages52.9%, 66.7%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(210, 41.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 34.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK34.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,891,085

CSS custom property--colour: #87AACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#785532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DAACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#71B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 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 text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3 Sky blue · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19 Slate grey · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDAA87

Analogous#87CDCD, #8787CD

Triadic#CD87AA, #AACD87

Split complementary#CD8787, #CDCD87

Tetradic#CD87CD, #CDAA87, #87CD87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F7FA

Lighter +20%#CFDDEB

Lighter +10%#ABC4DC

Darker −10%#6391BE

Darker −20%#4677A8

Darker −30%#375E84

Darker −40%#284460

More saturated +25%#72AAE2

Less saturated −25%#9CAAB8

Channel breakdown

R135

G170

B205

Red135 (52.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G AA · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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