#87a3dd

Color #87a3dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.93 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#87a3dd

RGB

rgb(135, 163, 221)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 55.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 38.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.9%, 26.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(66.95, 4.68, -32.47)

LCH

lch(66.95, 32.81, 278.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0907, 264.37)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 52.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc187

Analogous

#87cedd

#87a3dd

#9687dd

Triadic

#87a3dd

#dd87a3

#a3dd87

Split-complementary

#87a3dd

#dd9687

#cedd87

Tetradic

#87a3dd

#c187dd

#ddc187

#a3dd87

Square

#87a3dd

#dd87ce

#ddc187

#87dd96

Shades

Color #87a3dd mixed toward black.

#597fd0

#345fb9

#27488b

#1a305c

#0d182e

Tints

Color #87a3dd mixed toward white.

#9bb2e3

#afc2e8

#c3d1ee

#d7e0f4

#ebf0f9

Tones

Color #87a3dd mixed toward gray.

#8ea5d6

#95a8cf

#9daac7

#a4adc0

#abafb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494d1 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9290ce · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#89c7c4 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a3dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a3dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#87a3dd (#87a3dd) is rgb(135, 163, 221) in RGB.

No, #87a3dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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