#87b6dc

Color #87b6dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#87b6dc

RGB

rgb(135, 182, 220)

HSL

hsl(206.8, 54.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.8, 38.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.08, -6.09, -24.03)

LCH

lch(72.08, 24.79, 255.78)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0743, 243.37)

HWB

hwb(206.8, 52.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcad87

Analogous

#87dcd7

#87b6dc

#878cdc

Triadic

#87b6dc

#dc87b6

#b6dc87

Split-complementary

#87b6dc

#dc878c

#dcd787

Tetradic

#87b6dc

#ad87dc

#dcad87

#b6dc87

Square

#87b6dc

#d787dc

#dcad87

#8cdc87

Shades

Color #87b6dc mixed toward black.

#599acf

#357db7

#285e89

#1b3f5c

#0d1f2e

Tints

Color #87b6dc mixed toward white.

#9bc2e2

#afcee8

#c3dbed

#d7e7f3

#ebf3f9

Tones

Color #87b6dc mixed toward gray.

#8eb5d5

#95b5ce

#9cb4c7

#a3b3c0

#aab2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed4 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#9b97d2 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#8acdcb · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87b6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b6dc]

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Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#87b6dc (#87b6dc) is rgb(135, 182, 220) in RGB.

No, #87b6dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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