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Recognised as Colour

#87CCF3

  • #87CCF3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#87CCF3 is a blue with RGB values 135, 204, 243 and HSL 202°, 82%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#87CCF3#87CCF3
HEX#87CCF3
RGBrgb(135, 204, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8, 0.9529
RGB percentages52.9%, 80%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(201.7, 81.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 44.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK44.4%, 16%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,827
CSS custom property--colour: #87CCF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#78330C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACAF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABEF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#58D6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 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 text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 2.8Sky blue · ΔE 5.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Powder blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 2.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3AE87
Analogous#87F3E4, #8796F3
Triadic#F387CC, #CCF387
Split complementary#F38796, #F3E487
Tetradic#E487F3, #F3AE87, #96F387

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4F3FC
Lighter +10%#B5E0F8
Darker −10%#59B8EE
Darker −20%#2AA5EA
Darker −30%#148ACD
Darker −40%#106B9E
More saturated +25%#7BCFFF
Less saturated −25%#98C7E3

Channel breakdown

R135
G204
B243
Red135 (52.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue201.67°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G CC · B F3

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