#87dcff

Color #87dcff

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#87dcff

RGB

rgb(135, 220, 255)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(83.73, -16.72, -25.03)

LCH

lch(83.73, 30.1, 236.26)

OKLCH

oklch(85.3%, 0.0958, 226.35)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 52.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffaa87

Analogous

#87ffe6

#87dcff

#87a0ff

Triadic

#87dcff

#ff87dc

#dcff87

Split-complementary

#87dcff

#ff87a0

#ffe687

Tetradic

#87dcff

#aa87ff

#ffaa87

#dcff87

Square

#87dcff

#e687ff

#ffaa87

#a0ff87

Shades

Color #87dcff mixed toward black.

#46c9ff

#05b6ff

#008ac3

#005c82

#002e41

Tints

Color #87dcff mixed toward white.

#9be2ff

#afe8ff

#c3eeff

#d7f3ff

#ebf9ff

Tones

Color #87dcff mixed toward gray.

#91d8f5

#9bd4eb

#a5d0e1

#afcbd7

#b9c7cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3f7 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#ada7f5 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#8df1ef · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87dcff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87dcff]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#87dcff (#87dcff) is rgb(135, 220, 255) in RGB.

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

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