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#87BFEC

#87bfec ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.8% cyan, 19.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 206.73°, with 72.66% saturation and 72.75% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #87bfec
  2. #ecb487

Split complementary

  1. #87bfec
  2. #ec878d
  3. #ece687

Analogous

  1. #87ece6
  2. #87bfec
  3. #878dec

Triadic

  1. #87bfec
  2. #ec87bf
  3. #bfec87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfec
  2. #b487ec
  3. #ecb487
  4. #bfec87

Square

  1. #87bfec
  2. #e687ec
  3. #ecb487
  4. #8dec87

Monochromatic

  1. #1e76bc
  2. #459ce2
  3. #87bfec
  4. #c9e2f6
  5. #edf6fc

Shades

#87bfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfec
  2. #7aacd4
  3. #6c99bd
  4. #5f86a5
  5. #51738e
  6. #446076
  7. #364c5e
  8. #293947
  9. #1b262f
  10. #0e1318
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfec
  2. #93c5ee
  3. #9fccf0
  4. #abd2f2
  5. #b7d9f4
  6. #c3dff6
  7. #cfe5f7
  8. #dbecf9
  9. #e7f2fb
  10. #f3f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfec
  2. #86b9e1
  3. #86b2d6
  4. #85accc
  5. #84a6c1
  6. #84a0b6
  7. #8399ab
  8. #8293a0
  9. #818d96
  10. #81868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7bbcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbfee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb4eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5fcace ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fbfed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b9ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71c6db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfec {
  color: #87bfec;
}
Background
.bg-87bfec {
  background-color: #87bfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfec {
  border: 2px solid #87bfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 73% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfec, #878dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 236 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.18 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.98 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.28 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.64 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.71 #784013 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#87bfec  rgb(135, 191, 236)  hsl(207, 73%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#ecb487  rgb(236, 180, 135)  hsl(27, 73%, 73%)  Tumbleweed
#ec87bf  rgb(236, 135, 191)  hsl(327, 73%, 73%)  Persian Pink
#bfec87  rgb(191, 236, 135)  hsl(87, 73%, 73%)  Inchworm