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Colour

#87ABF7

  • #87ABF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#87ABF7 is a blue with RGB values 135, 171, 247 and HSL 221°, 88%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87ABF7#87ABF7
HEX#87ABF7
RGBrgb(135, 171, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6706, 0.9686
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.1%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(220.7, 87.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 45.3%, 96.9%)
CMYK45.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,383
CSS custom property--colour: #87ABF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#785408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A7F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5CBBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7D387
Analogous#87E3F7, #9B87F7
Triadic#F787AB, #ABF787
Split complementary#F79B87, #E3F787
Tetradic#F787E3, #F7D387, #87F79B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EEFD
Lighter +10%#B7CCFA
Darker −10%#578AF4
Darker −20%#2768F1
Darker −30%#0E4FD7
Darker −40%#0B3DA7
More saturated +25%#7FA8FF
Less saturated −25%#97B1E7

Channel breakdown

R135
G171
B247
Red135 (52.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G AB · B F7

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