#87cbcd

Color #87cbcd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#87cbcd

RGB

rgb(135, 203, 205)

HSL

hsl(181.7, 41.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.7, 34.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.44, -20.83, -7.82)

LCH

lch(77.44, 22.25, 200.58)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0686, 198.17)

HWB

hwb(181.7, 52.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd8987

Analogous

#87cdac

#87cbcd

#87a8cd

Triadic

#87cbcd

#cd87cb

#cbcd87

Split-complementary

#87cbcd

#cd87a8

#cdac87

Tetradic

#87cbcd

#8987cd

#cd8987

#cbcd87

Square

#87cbcd

#ac87cd

#cd8987

#a8cd87

Shades

Color #87cbcd mixed toward black.

#5fbabc

#439da0

#327678

#214f50

#112728

Tints

Color #87cbcd mixed toward white.

#9bd4d5

#afdcde

#c3e5e6

#d7eeee

#ebf6f7

Tones

Color #87cbcd mixed toward gray.

#8dc6c7

#93c0c1

#99bbbc

#9eb5b6

#a4b0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9cd · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#a59fcc · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#8bcccc · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87cbcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87cbcd]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#87cbcd (#87cbcd) is rgb(135, 203, 205) in RGB.

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

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