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#87BFCF

#87bfcf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.78% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 42.86% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4692

Complementary

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #cf9787

Split complementary

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #cf879b
  3. #cfbb87

Analogous

  1. #87cfbb
  2. #87bfcf
  3. #879bcf

Triadic

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #cf87bf
  3. #bfcf87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #9787cf
  3. #cf9787
  4. #bfcf87

Square

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #bb87cf
  3. #cf9787
  4. #9bcf87

Monochromatic

  1. #367587
  2. #50a2b9
  3. #87bfcf
  4. #bedce5
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#87bfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #7aacba
  3. #6c99a6
  4. #5f8691
  5. #51737c
  6. #446068
  7. #364c53
  8. #29393e
  9. #1b2629
  10. #0e1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #93c5d4
  3. #9fccd9
  4. #abd2dd
  5. #b7d9e2
  6. #c3dfe7
  7. #cfe5ec
  8. #dbecf1
  9. #e7f2f5
  10. #f3f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfcf
  2. #86b9c7
  3. #86b2bf
  4. #85acb7
  5. #84a6af
  6. #84a0a8
  7. #8399a0
  8. #829398
  9. #818d90
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5bac1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4bbd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b2cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dc5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4bdd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb8cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78c3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfcf {
  color: #87bfcf;
}
Background
.bg-87bfcf {
  background-color: #87bfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfcf {
  border: 2px solid #87bfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 43% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfcf, #879bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 207 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.07 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.26 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.46 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.92 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.15 #784030 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#87bfcf  rgb(135, 191, 207)  hsl(193, 43%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#cf9787  rgb(207, 151, 135)  hsl(13, 43%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#cf87bf  rgb(207, 135, 191)  hsl(313, 43%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#bfcf87  rgb(191, 207, 135)  hsl(73, 43%, 67%)  Olivine