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Recognised as Colour

#87CCD4

  • #87CCD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#87CCD4 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 204, 212 and HSL 186°, 47%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#87CCD4#87CCD4
HEX#87CCD4
RGBrgb(135, 204, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8, 0.8314
RGB percentages52.9%, 80%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(186.2, 47.2%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 36.3%, 83.1%)
CMYK36.3%, 3.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,796
CSS custom property--colour: #87CCD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#78332B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C6D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BCD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#69D1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 11.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D48F87
Analogous#87D4B6, #87A6D4
Triadic#D487CC, #CCD487
Split complementary#D487A6, #D4B687
Tetradic#B687D4, #D48F87, #A6D487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFC
Lighter +20%#D2ECEF
Lighter +10%#ADDCE1
Darker −10%#61BCC7
Darker −20%#41A8B4
Darker −30%#33858F
Darker −40%#266269
More saturated +25%#73DCE8
Less saturated −25%#9BBCC0

Channel breakdown

R135
G204
B212
Red135 (52.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue186.23°
Saturation (HSL)47.24%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G CC · B D4

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