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Colour

#87BFDC

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

#87BFDC is a blue with RGB values 135, 191, 220 and HSL 200°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#87BFDC#87BFDC
HEX#87BFDC
RGBrgb(135, 191, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.749, 0.8627
RGB percentages52.9%, 74.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(200.5, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK38.6%, 13.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,896,476
CSS custom property--colour: #87BFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#784023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BDDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#67C7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.2Light skyblue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Light blue · ΔE 12.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA487
Analogous#87DCCF, #8794DC
Triadic#DC87BF, #BFDC87
Split complementary#DC8794, #DCCF87
Tetradic#CF87DC, #DCA487, #94DC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D6E9F3
Lighter +10%#AED4E8
Darker −10%#60AAD0
Darker −20%#3995C4
Darker −30%#2E779C
Darker −40%#225975
More saturated +25%#74C5EF
Less saturated −25%#9AB9C9

Channel breakdown

R135
G191
B220
Red135 (52.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue200.47°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G BF · B DC

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