#87bbcf

Color #87bbcf

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#87bbcf

RGB

rgb(135, 187, 207)

HSL

hsl(196.7, 42.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.7, 34.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.02, -12.09, -15.51)

LCH

lch(73.02, 19.67, 232.06)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0615, 223.75)

HWB

hwb(196.7, 52.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf9b87

Analogous

#87cfbf

#87bbcf

#8797cf

Triadic

#87bbcf

#cf87bb

#bbcf87

Split-complementary

#87bbcf

#cf8797

#cfbf87

Tetradic

#87bbcf

#9b87cf

#cf9b87

#bbcf87

Square

#87bbcf

#bf87cf

#cf9b87

#97cf87

Shades

Color #87bbcf mixed toward black.

#5ea4bf

#4188a3

#31667a

#214452

#102229

Tints

Color #87bbcf mixed toward white.

#9bc6d7

#afd2df

#c3dde7

#d7e8ef

#ebf4f7

Tones

Color #87bbcf mixed toward gray.

#8db8c9

#93b6c3

#99b3bd

#9fb0b7

#a5aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1ca · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#9d99c9 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#8ac7c6 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87bbcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87bbcf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#87bbcf (#87bbcf) is rgb(135, 187, 207) in RGB.

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

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