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#87BFEB

#87bfeb ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfeb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.55% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 206.4°, with 71.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.4841

Complementary

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #ebb387

Split complementary

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #eb878d
  3. #ebe587

Analogous

  1. #87ebe5
  2. #87bfeb
  3. #878deb

Triadic

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #eb87bf
  3. #bfeb87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #b387eb
  3. #ebb387
  4. #bfeb87

Square

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #e587eb
  3. #ebb387
  4. #8deb87

Monochromatic

  1. #1f76ba
  2. #459ce0
  3. #87bfeb
  4. #c9e2f6
  5. #eef6fc

Shades

#87bfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #7aacd4
  3. #6c99bc
  4. #5f86a5
  5. #51738d
  6. #446076
  7. #364c5e
  8. #293947
  9. #1b262f
  10. #0e1318
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #93c5ed
  3. #9fccef
  4. #abd2f1
  5. #b7d9f3
  6. #c3dff5
  7. #cfe5f7
  8. #dbecf9
  9. #e7f2fb
  10. #f3f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfeb
  2. #86b9e0
  3. #86b2d6
  4. #85accb
  5. #84a6c0
  6. #84a0b6
  7. #8399ab
  8. #8293a0
  9. #818d95
  10. #81868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7bbcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbfed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb4ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5fcacd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fbfec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b9eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71c6da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfeb {
  color: #87bfeb;
}
Background
.bg-87bfeb {
  background-color: #87bfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfeb {
  border: 2px solid #87bfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 71% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfeb, #878deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 235 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.31 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.10 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.97 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.06 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.67 #784014 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#87bfeb  rgb(135, 191, 235)  hsl(206, 71%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#ebb387  rgb(235, 179, 135)  hsl(26, 71%, 73%)  Tumbleweed
#eb87bf  rgb(235, 135, 191)  hsl(326, 71%, 73%)  Persian Pink
#bfeb87  rgb(191, 235, 135)  hsl(86, 71%, 73%)  Inchworm