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#87BFDB

#87bfdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfdb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.36% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 53.85% saturation and 69.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.4753

Complementary

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #dba387

Split complementary

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #db8795
  3. #dbcd87

Analogous

  1. #87dbcd
  2. #87bfdb
  3. #8795db

Triadic

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #db87bf
  3. #bfdb87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #a387db
  3. #dba387
  4. #bfdb87

Square

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #cd87db
  3. #dba387
  4. #95db87

Monochromatic

  1. #2e779b
  2. #4ca0c9
  3. #87bfdb
  4. #c2deed
  5. #eff7fa

Shades

#87bfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #7aacc5
  3. #6c99af
  4. #5f8699
  5. #517383
  6. #44606e
  7. #364c58
  8. #293942
  9. #1b262c
  10. #0e1316
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #93c5df
  3. #9fcce2
  4. #abd2e6
  5. #b7d9e9
  6. #c3dfed
  7. #cfe5f1
  8. #dbecf4
  9. #e7f2f8
  10. #f3f9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfdb
  2. #86b9d2
  3. #86b2c9
  4. #85acc0
  5. #84a6b7
  6. #84a0ae
  7. #8399a4
  8. #82939b
  9. #818d92
  10. #818689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6bac7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b3db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #68c7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ab8db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75c4d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfdb {
  color: #87bfdb;
}
Background
.bg-87bfdb {
  background-color: #87bfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfdb {
  border: 2px solid #87bfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 54% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfdb, #8795db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.14 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.46 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.25 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.68 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.08 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.47 #784024 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#87bfdb  rgb(135, 191, 219)  hsl(200, 54%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#dba387  rgb(219, 163, 135)  hsl(20, 54%, 69%)  Tumbleweed
#db87bf  rgb(219, 135, 191)  hsl(320, 54%, 69%)  Persian Pink
#bfdb87  rgb(191, 219, 135)  hsl(80, 54%, 69%)  June Bud