#87a5c9

Color #87a5c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#87a5c9

RGB

rgb(135, 165, 201)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 37.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 32.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(66.73, -1.71, -21.75)

LCH

lch(66.73, 21.82, 265.5)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0625, 253.27)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 52.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ab87

Analogous

#87c6c9

#87a5c9

#8a87c9

Triadic

#87a5c9

#c987a5

#a5c987

Split-complementary

#87a5c9

#c98a87

#c6c987

Tetradic

#87a5c9

#ab87c9

#c9ab87

#a5c987

Square

#87a5c9

#c987c6

#c9ab87

#87c98a

Shades

Color #87a5c9 mixed toward black.

#6088b8

#466c9a

#345174

#23364d

#111b27

Tints

Color #87a5c9 mixed toward white.

#9bb4d2

#afc3db

#c3d2e4

#d7e1ed

#ebf0f6

Tones

Color #87a5c9 mixed toward gray.

#8da6c4

#92a6be

#98a7b9

#9da7b3

#a3a8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595c1 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9391bf · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#89bbb9 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #87a5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a5c9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#87a5c9 (#87a5c9) is rgb(135, 165, 201) in RGB.

No, #87a5c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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