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Colour

#87ABCE

  • #87ABCE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#87ABCE is a blue with RGB values 135, 171, 206 and HSL 210°, 42%, 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

#87ABCE#87ABCE
HEX#87ABCE
RGBrgb(135, 171, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6706, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(209.6, 42%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 34.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,342
CSS custom property--colour: #87ABCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#785431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DABD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#70B3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEAA87
Analogous#87CECE, #8788CE
Triadic#CE87AB, #ABCE87
Split complementary#CE8787, #CECE87
Tetradic#CE87CE, #CEAA87, #88CE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7FA
Lighter +20%#CFDEEC
Lighter +10%#ABC4DD
Darker −10%#6392BF
Darker −20%#4578AA
Darker −30%#375F85
Darker −40%#284561
More saturated +25%#72ABE3
Less saturated −25%#9CABB9

Channel breakdown

R135
G171
B206
Red135 (52.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue209.58°
Saturation (HSL)42.01%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G AB · B CE

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