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Recognised as Colour

#87D2CE

  • #87D2CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#87D2CE is a cyan with RGB values 135, 210, 206 and HSL 177°, 45%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#87D2CE#87D2CE
HEX#87D2CE
RGBrgb(135, 210, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8235, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.9%, 82.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(176.8, 45.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 35.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK35.7%, 0%, 1.9%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,901,326
CSS custom property--colour: #87D2CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#782D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACBCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC1CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6AD6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.6Powder blue · ΔE 12.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2878B
Analogous#87D2A9, #87B1D2
Triadic#CE87D2, #D2CE87
Split complementary#D287B1, #D2A987
Tetradic#A987D2, #D2878B, #B1D287

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCFB
Lighter +20%#D1EEEC
Lighter +10%#ACE0DD
Darker −10%#62C4BF
Darker −20%#42B1AB
Darker −30%#348C87
Darker −40%#266763
More saturated +25%#72E7E0
Less saturated −25%#9CBDBC

Channel breakdown

R135
G210
B206
Red135 (52.9%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue176.8°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G D2 · B CE

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