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Colour

#87ABFA

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

#87ABFA is a blue with RGB values 135, 171, 250 and HSL 221°, 92%, 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

#87ABFA#87ABFA
HEX#87ABFA
RGBrgb(135, 171, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6706, 0.9804
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(221.2, 92%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 46%, 98%)
CMYK46%, 31.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,386
CSS custom property--colour: #87ABFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#785405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB2FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A7F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5ABCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD687
Analogous#87E5FA, #9C87FA
Triadic#FA87AB, #ABFA87
Split complementary#FA9C87, #E5FA87
Tetradic#FA87E5, #FAD687, #87FA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F0FE
Lighter +10%#B8CDFC
Darker −10%#5689F8
Darker −20%#2566F6
Darker −30%#094CDF
Darker −40%#073BAE
More saturated +25%#82A9FF
Less saturated −25%#97B1EA

Channel breakdown

R135
G171
B250
Red135 (52.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue221.22°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G AB · B FA

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