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Colour

#87ADFD

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

#87ADFD is a blue with RGB values 135, 173, 253 and HSL 221°, 97%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87ADFD#87ADFD
HEX#87ADFD
RGBrgb(135, 173, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6784, 0.9922
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(220.7, 96.7%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 46.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK46.6%, 31.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,901
CSS custom property--colour: #87ADFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#785202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#58BECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD787
Analogous#87E8FD, #9C87FD
Triadic#FD87AD, #ADFD87
Split complementary#FD9C87, #E8FD87
Tetradic#FD87E8, #FDD787, #87FD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF2FF
Lighter +10%#B9CFFE
Darker −10%#558BFC
Darker −20%#2368FB
Darker −30%#044DE7
Darker −40%#033CB5
More saturated +25%#85ACFF
Less saturated −25%#96B2EE

Channel breakdown

R135
G173
B253
Red135 (52.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue220.68°
Saturation (HSL)96.72%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G AD · B FD

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