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Recognised as Colour

#87CAD0

  • #87CAD0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#87CAD0 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 202, 208 and HSL 185°, 44%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#87CAD0#87CAD0
HEX#87CAD0
RGBrgb(135, 202, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.8157
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(184.9, 43.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 35.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK35.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,280
CSS custom property--colour: #87CAD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#78352F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0C4D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BBD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6BCFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D08D87
Analogous#87D0B2, #87A5D0
Triadic#D087CA, #CAD087
Split complementary#D087A5, #D0B287
Tetradic#B287D0, #D08D87, #A5D087

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBFB
Lighter +20%#D0EAED
Lighter +10%#ACDADE
Darker −10%#62BAC2
Darker −20%#44A5AD
Darker −30%#358289
Darker −40%#275F64
More saturated +25%#72DBE5
Less saturated −25%#9CB9BB

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B208
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue184.93°
Saturation (HSL)43.71%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B D0

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