#87abec

Color #87abec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#87abec

RGB

rgb(135, 171, 236)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 72.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 42.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.7, 4.31, -36.41)

LCH

lch(69.7, 36.66, 276.75)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1027, 261.83)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 52.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc887

Analogous

#87ddec

#87abec

#9587ec

Triadic

#87abec

#ec87ab

#abec87

Split-complementary

#87abec

#ec9587

#ddec87

Tetradic

#87abec

#c887ec

#ecc887

#abec87

Square

#87abec

#ec87dd

#ecc887

#87ec95

Shades

Color #87abec mixed toward black.

#5186e4

#2262d5

#1949a0

#11316b

#081835

Tints

Color #87abec mixed toward white.

#9bb9ef

#afc7f2

#c3d5f5

#d7e3f9

#ebf1fc

Tones

Color #87abec mixed toward gray.

#8fade4

#98b0db

#a0b2d3

#a9b5ca

#b1b7c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898df · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9693db · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#89d3d0 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87abec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87abec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#87abec (#87abec) is rgb(135, 171, 236) in RGB.

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

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