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Colour

#87BEDB

  • #87BEDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#87BEDB is a blue with RGB values 135, 190, 219 and HSL 201°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#87BEDB#87BEDB
HEX#87BEDB
RGBrgb(135, 190, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7451, 0.8588
RGB percentages52.9%, 74.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(200.7, 53.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 38.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK38.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,896,219
CSS custom property--colour: #87BEDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#784124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BCDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B2DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#68C6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.6Light skyblue · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA487
Analogous#87DBCE, #8794DB
Triadic#DB87BE, #BEDB87
Split complementary#DB8794, #DBCE87
Tetradic#CE87DB, #DBA487, #94DB87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFE
Lighter +20%#D5E9F3
Lighter +10%#AED3E7
Darker −10%#60A9CF
Darker −20%#3A93C2
Darker −30%#2E759B
Darker −40%#235873
More saturated +25%#73C4EF
Less saturated −25%#9BB8C8

Channel breakdown

R135
G190
B219
Red135 (52.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue200.71°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G BE · B DB

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