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Colour

#87CBF0

  • #87CBF0
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#87CBF0 is a blue with RGB values 135, 203, 240 and HSL 201°, 78%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#87CBF0#87CBF0
HEX#87CBF0
RGBrgb(135, 203, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7961, 0.9412
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(201.1, 77.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 43.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK43.8%, 15.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,568
CSS custom property--colour: #87CBF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#78340F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C9F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABDEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5AD5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.9Sky blue · ΔE 4.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.5Light blue · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.9, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0AC87
Analogous#87F0E1, #8797F0
Triadic#F087CB, #CBF087
Split complementary#F08797, #F0E087
Tetradic#E187F0, #F0AC87, #97F087

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2F2FB
Lighter +10%#B4DFF6
Darker −10%#5AB7EA
Darker −20%#2CA4E5
Darker −30%#1988C5
Darker −40%#136998
More saturated +25%#78CFFF
Less saturated −25%#98C6DF

Channel breakdown

R135
G203
B240
Red135 (52.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue201.14°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G CB · B F0

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