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#87BFCD

#87bfcd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.15% cyan, 6.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 41.18% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.4682

Complementary

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #cd9587

Split complementary

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #cd879c
  3. #cdb887

Analogous

  1. #87cdb8
  2. #87bfcd
  3. #879ccd

Triadic

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #cd87bf
  3. #bfcd87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #9587cd
  3. #cd9587
  4. #bfcd87

Square

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #b887cd
  3. #cd9587
  4. #9ccd87

Monochromatic

  1. #377584
  2. #51a2b7
  3. #87bfcd
  4. #bddce4
  5. #f1f7f9

Shades

#87bfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #7aacb9
  3. #6c99a4
  4. #5f8690
  5. #51737b
  6. #446067
  7. #364c52
  8. #29393e
  9. #1b2629
  10. #0e1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #93c5d2
  3. #9fccd7
  4. #abd2dc
  5. #b7d9e1
  6. #c3dfe6
  7. #cfe5eb
  8. #dbecf0
  9. #e7f2f5
  10. #f3f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfcd
  2. #86b9c5
  3. #86b2be
  4. #85acb6
  5. #84a6ae
  6. #84a0a7
  7. #83999f
  8. #829397
  9. #818d8f
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5bac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5bbce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b2cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ec5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4bdce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9db8cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79c2c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfcd {
  color: #87bfcd;
}
Background
.bg-87bfcd {
  background-color: #87bfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfcd {
  border: 2px solid #87bfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfcd, #879ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 205 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.21 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.50 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.53 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.07 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.92 #784032 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#87bfcd  rgb(135, 191, 205)  hsl(192, 41%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#cd9587  rgb(205, 149, 135)  hsl(12, 41%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#cd87bf  rgb(205, 135, 191)  hsl(312, 41%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#bfcd87  rgb(191, 205, 135)  hsl(72, 41%, 67%)  Olivine