#87a8bd

Color #87a8bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#87a8bd

RGB

rgb(135, 168, 189)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 29%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 28.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.15, -6.35, -14.46)

LCH

lch(67.15, 15.79, 246.29)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0475, 236.24)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 52.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd9c87

Analogous

#87bdb7

#87a8bd

#878dbd

Triadic

#87a8bd

#bd87a8

#a8bd87

Split-complementary

#87a8bd

#bd878d

#bdb787

Tetradic

#87a8bd

#9c87bd

#bd9c87

#a8bd87

Square

#87a8bd

#b787bd

#bd9c87

#8dbd87

Shades

Color #87a8bd mixed toward black.

#648faa

#4d738b

#395668

#263946

#131d23

Tints

Color #87a8bd mixed toward white.

#9bb6c8

#afc5d3

#c3d3de

#d7e2e9

#ebf0f4

Tones

Color #87a8bd mixed toward gray.

#8ba7b8

#90a6b4

#94a5af

#99a4ab

#9da3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697b8 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#9492b7 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#89b4b3 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a8bd]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#87a8bd (#87a8bd) is rgb(135, 168, 189) in RGB.

No, #87a8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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