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Recognised as Colour

#87D6CA

  • #87D6CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#87D6CA is a cyan with RGB values 135, 214, 202 and HSL 171°, 49%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#87D6CA#87D6CA
HEX#87D6CA
RGBrgb(135, 214, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8392, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.9%, 83.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(170.9, 49.1%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 36.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK36.9%, 0%, 5.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,902,346
CSS custom property--colour: #87D6CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#782935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFCECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#6BD9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.9Turquoise · ΔE 17.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D68793
Analogous#87D6A3, #87BBD6
Triadic#CA87D6, #D6CA87
Split complementary#D687BB, #D6A387
Tetradic#A387D6, #D68793, #BBD687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FDFC
Lighter +20%#D3F0EC
Lighter +10%#ADE3DB
Darker −10%#61C9B9
Darker −20%#3FB8A6
Darker −30%#329283
Darker −40%#256C61
More saturated +25%#73EAD8
Less saturated −25%#9BC2BC

Channel breakdown

R135
G214
B202
Red135 (52.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue170.89°
Saturation (HSL)49.07%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G D6 · B CA

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