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Recognised as Colour

#87BDBF

  • #87BDBF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#87BDBF is a cyan with RGB values 135, 189, 191 and HSL 182°, 30%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#87BDBF#87BDBF
HEX#87BDBF
RGBrgb(135, 189, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7412, 0.749
RGB percentages52.9%, 74.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(182.1, 30.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 29.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK29.3%, 1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,895,935
CSS custom property--colour: #87BDBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#784240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB0BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#73C1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 13.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 16Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8987
Analogous#87BFA5, #87A1BF
Triadic#BF87BD, #BDBF87
Split complementary#BF87A1, #BFA587
Tetradic#A587BF, #BF8987, #A1BF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF4F4
Lighter +20%#CAE2E2
Lighter +10%#A8CFD1
Darker −10%#66ABAD
Darker −20%#4E9092
Darker −30%#3C6F71
Darker −40%#2A4E50
More saturated +25%#70D2D6
Less saturated −25%#9EA8A8

Channel breakdown

R135
G189
B191
Red135 (52.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue182.14°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G BD · B BF

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