#87a8be

Color #87a8be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#87a8be

RGB

rgb(135, 168, 190)

HSL

hsl(204, 29.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 28.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(67.18, -6.11, -14.96)

LCH

lch(67.18, 16.16, 247.78)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0485, 237.56)

HWB

hwb(204, 52.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9d87

Analogous

#87beb8

#87a8be

#878cbe

Triadic

#87a8be

#be87a8

#a8be87

Split-complementary

#87a8be

#be878c

#beb887

Tetradic

#87a8be

#9d87be

#be9d87

#a8be87

Square

#87a8be

#b887be

#be9d87

#8cbe87

Shades

Color #87a8be mixed toward black.

#648eab

#4c738c

#395669

#263946

#131d23

Tints

Color #87a8be mixed toward white.

#9bb6c9

#afc5d4

#c3d3de

#d7e2e9

#ebf0f4

Tones

Color #87a8be mixed toward gray.

#8ca7b9

#90a6b5

#95a5b0

#99a4ac

#9ea3a7

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

#9697b9 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#9492b8 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#89b5b4 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a8be]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#87a8be (#87a8be) is rgb(135, 168, 190) in RGB.

No, #87a8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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