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Recognised as Colour

#87AEE8

  • #87AEE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#87AEE8 is a blue with RGB values 135, 174, 232 and HSL 216°, 68%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#87AEE8#87AEE8
HEX#87AEE8
RGBrgb(135, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages52.9%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(215.9, 67.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 41.8%, 91%)
CMYK41.8%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,892,136
CSS custom property--colour: #87AEE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#785117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B1EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#64BBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 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 text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8C187
Analogous#87DFE8, #9087E8
Triadic#E887AE, #AEE887
Split complementary#E89087, #DEE887
Tetradic#E887DF, #E8C187, #87E890

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE8F8
Lighter +10%#B2CBF0
Darker −10%#5C91E0
Darker −20%#3174D8
Darker −30%#225DB4
Darker −40%#1A4789
More saturated +25%#75AAFA
Less saturated −25%#99B2D6

Channel breakdown

R135
G174
B232
Red135 (52.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue215.88°
Saturation (HSL)67.83%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G AE · B E8

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