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Recognised as Colour

#87B0D2

  • #87B0D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#87B0D2 is a blue with RGB values 135, 176, 210 and HSL 207°, 45%, 68%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#87B0D2#87B0D2
HEX#87B0D2
RGBrgb(135, 176, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6902, 0.8235
RGB percentages52.9%, 69%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(207.2, 45.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 35.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK35.7%, 16.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,892,626
CSS custom property--colour: #87B0D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#784F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A8D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6EB8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light skyblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2A987
Analogous#87D2CF, #878BD2
Triadic#D287B0, #B0D287
Split complementary#D2878B, #D2CF87
Tetradic#CF87D2, #D2A987, #8BD287

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FC
Lighter +20%#D1E1EE
Lighter +10%#ACC8E0
Darker −10%#6298C4
Darker −20%#427FB1
Darker −30%#34648C
Darker −40%#264967
More saturated +25%#72B2E7
Less saturated −25%#9CAEBD

Channel breakdown

R135
G176
B210
Red135 (52.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue207.2°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G B0 · B D2

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