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#87BFCC

#87bfcc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.82% cyan, 6.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 191.3°, with 40.35% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.33.

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Relative luminance0.4677

Complementary

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #cc9487

Split complementary

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #cc879d
  3. #ccb687

Analogous

  1. #87ccb6
  2. #87bfcc
  3. #879dcc

Triadic

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #cc87bf
  3. #bfcc87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #9487cc
  3. #cc9487
  4. #bfcc87

Square

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #b687cc
  3. #cc9487
  4. #9dcc87

Monochromatic

  1. #377483
  2. #51a2b5
  3. #87bfcc
  4. #bddce3
  5. #f1f7f9

Shades

#87bfcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #7aacb8
  3. #6c99a3
  4. #5f868f
  5. #51737a
  6. #446066
  7. #364c52
  8. #29393d
  9. #1b2629
  10. #0e1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #93c5d1
  3. #9fccd6
  4. #abd2db
  5. #b7d9e0
  6. #c3dfe6
  7. #cfe5eb
  8. #dbecf0
  9. #e7f2f5
  10. #f3f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfcc
  2. #86b9c4
  3. #86b2bd
  4. #85acb5
  5. #84a6ae
  6. #84a0a6
  7. #83999e
  8. #829397
  9. #818d8f
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5babf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bbcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab2cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ec4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5bdcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79c2c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfcc {
  color: #87bfcc;
}
Background
.bg-87bfcc {
  background-color: #87bfcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfcc {
  border: 2px solid #87bfcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 40% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfcc, #879dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 204 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.33 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.54 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.74 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.17 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.83 #784033 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#87bfcc  rgb(135, 191, 204)  hsl(191, 40%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#cc9487  rgb(204, 148, 135)  hsl(11, 40%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#cc87bf  rgb(204, 135, 191)  hsl(311, 40%, 66%)  Sky Magenta
#bfcc87  rgb(191, 204, 135)  hsl(71, 40%, 66%)  Olivine