Colour

#87CAEC

#87CAEC
Blue
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#87CAEC is a blue with RGB values 135, 202, 236 and HSL 200°, 73%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#87CAEC#87CAEC

HEX#87CAEC

RGBrgb(135, 202, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 0.9255

RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(200.2, 72.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 42.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK42.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,899,308

CSS custom property--colour: #87CAEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1

Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#783513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9C8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABBCECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5DD3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 3.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 5.6 Light blue · ΔE 13.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9 Powder blue · ΔE 17.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 3.36, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECA987

Analogous#87ECDC, #8798EC

Triadic#EC87CA, #CAEC87

Split complementary#EC8798, #ECDC87

Tetradic#DC87EC, #ECA987, #98EC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFF1FA

Lighter +10%#B3DDF3

Darker −10%#5BB7E5

Darker −20%#2FA3DE

Darker −30%#1E87BC

Darker −40%#176790

More saturated +25%#76D0FD

Less saturated −25%#98C4DB

Channel breakdown

R135

G202

B236

Red135 (52.9%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue200.2°

Saturation (HSL)72.66%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B EC

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