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Colour

#87CAFF

  • #87CAFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#87CAFF is a blue with RGB values 135, 202, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#87CAFF#87CAFF
HEX#87CAFF
RGBrgb(135, 202, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7922, 1
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.5, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK47.1%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,327
CSS custom property--colour: #87CAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#783500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4CAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#50D7DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 22Powder blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBC87
Analogous#87FFF8, #878EFF
Triadic#FF87CA, #CAFF87
Split complementary#FF878E, #FFF887
Tetradic#F887FF, #FFBC87, #8EFF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF7FF
Lighter +10%#BAE1FF
Darker −10%#54B3FF
Darker −20%#219DFF
Darker −30%#0084ED
Darker −40%#0068BA
More saturated +25%#87CAFF
Less saturated −25%#96C8F0

Channel breakdown

R135
G202
B255
Red135 (52.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G CA · B FF

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