#87abbc

Color #87abbc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.84 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#87abbc

RGB

rgb(135, 171, 188)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.95, -8.22, -12.69)

LCH

lch(67.95, 15.12, 237.07)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0463, 228.33)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 52.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9887

Analogous

#87bcb2

#87abbc

#8790bc

Triadic

#87abbc

#bc87ab

#abbc87

Split-complementary

#87abbc

#bc8790

#bcb287

Tetradic

#87abbc

#9887bc

#bc9887

#abbc87

Square

#87abbc

#b287bc

#bc9887

#90bc87

Shades

Color #87abbc mixed toward black.

#6493a9

#4d778a

#3a5968

#273b45

#131e23

Tints

Color #87abbc mixed toward white.

#9bb9c7

#afc7d2

#c3d5dd

#d7e3e9

#ebf1f4

Tones

Color #87abbc mixed toward gray.

#8ba9b7

#90a8b3

#94a6af

#99a5aa

#9da3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b8 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#9693b7 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#89b5b4 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87abbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87abbc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#87abbc (#87abbc) is rgb(135, 171, 188) in RGB.

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

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