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Colour

#87CAC8

  • #87CAC8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#87CAC8 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 202, 200 and HSL 178°, 39%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#87CAC8#87CAC8
HEX#87CAC8
RGBrgb(135, 202, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.7843
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(178.2, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 0%, 1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,272
CSS custom property--colour: #87CAC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#783537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C4C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BAC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6ECEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2Light blue · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8789
Analogous#87CAA6, #87ABCA
Triadic#C887CA, #CAC887
Split complementary#CA87AA, #CAA687
Tetradic#A787CA, #CA8789, #ABCA87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F9
Lighter +20%#CEE9E8
Lighter +10%#AADAD8
Darker −10%#64BAB8
Darker −20%#48A3A0
Darker −30%#38807E
Darker −40%#295C5B
More saturated +25%#71E0DC
Less saturated −25%#9DB4B4

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B200
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue178.21°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B C8

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