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Colour

#87DBEC

  • #87DBEC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#87DBEC is a cyan with RGB values 135, 219, 236 and HSL 190°, 73%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#87DBEC#87DBEC
HEX#87DBEC
RGBrgb(135, 219, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8588, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.9%, 85.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(190.1, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK42.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,903,660
CSS custom property--colour: #87DBEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.37:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#782413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59E2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.8Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light blue · ΔE 11.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9887
Analogous#87ECCA, #87A9EC
Triadic#EC87DB, #DBEC87
Split complementary#EC87A9, #ECCB87
Tetradic#CA87EC, #EC9887, #A9EC87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF5FA
Lighter +10%#B3E8F3
Darker −10%#5BCEE5
Darker −20%#2FC1DE
Darker −30%#1EA2BC
Darker −40%#177C90
More saturated +25%#76E7FD
Less saturated −25%#98CFDB

Channel breakdown

R135
G219
B236
Red135 (52.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue190.1°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G DB · B EC

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