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Recognised as Colour

#87CCCA

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

#87CCCA is a cyan with RGB values 135, 204, 202 and HSL 178°, 40%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#87CCCA#87CCCA
HEX#87CCCA
RGBrgb(135, 204, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.9%, 80%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(178.3, 40.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.3, 33.8%, 80%)
CMYK33.8%, 0%, 1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,786
CSS custom property--colour: #87CCCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#783335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C5CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BCCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6DD0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7Light blue · ΔE 13.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8789
Analogous#87CCA8, #87ACCC
Triadic#CA87CC, #CCCA87
Split complementary#CC87AC, #CCA887
Tetradic#A887CC, #CC8789, #ACCC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAF9
Lighter +20%#CFEAEA
Lighter +10%#ABDBDA
Darker −10%#63BDBA
Darker −20%#47A6A4
Darker −30%#378380
Darker −40%#285F5D
More saturated +25%#72E1DE
Less saturated −25%#9CB7B6

Channel breakdown

R135
G204
B202
Red135 (52.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue178.26°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CC · B CA

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