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Recognised as Colour

#87AFFE

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

#87AFFE is a blue with RGB values 135, 175, 254 and HSL 220°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#87AFFE#87AFFE
HEX#87AFFE
RGBrgb(135, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages52.9%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.8, 98.3%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 46.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK46.9%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,892,414
CSS custom property--colour: #87AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#785001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#84AAFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#56C0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED687
Analogous#87EBFE, #9A87FE
Triadic#FE87AF, #AFFE87
Split complementary#FE9A87, #EBFE87
Tetradic#FE87EB, #FED687, #87FE9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF2FF
Lighter +10%#BAD1FE
Darker −10%#548DFE
Darker −20%#226CFD
Darker −30%#0250EA
Darker −40%#023FB7
More saturated +25%#86AFFF
Less saturated −25%#96B4EF

Channel breakdown

R135
G175
B254
Red135 (52.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.83°
Saturation (HSL)98.35%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G AF · B FE

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