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#87BFEF

#87bfef ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87bfef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.51% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.69°, with 76.47% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.4864

Complementary

  1. #87bfef
  2. #efb787

Split complementary

  1. #87bfef
  2. #ef878b
  3. #efeb87

Analogous

  1. #87efeb
  2. #87bfef
  3. #878bef

Triadic

  1. #87bfef
  2. #ef87bf
  3. #bfef87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfef
  2. #b787ef
  3. #efb787
  4. #bfef87

Square

  1. #87bfef
  2. #eb87ef
  3. #efb787
  4. #8bef87

Monochromatic

  1. #1a75c3
  2. #439be6
  3. #87bfef
  4. #cae3f8
  5. #edf5fd

Shades

#87bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfef
  2. #7aacd7
  3. #6c99bf
  4. #5f86a7
  5. #51738f
  6. #446078
  7. #364c60
  8. #293948
  9. #1b2630
  10. #0e1318
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfef
  2. #93c5f1
  3. #9fccf2
  4. #abd2f4
  5. #b7d9f5
  6. #c3dff7
  7. #cfe5f9
  8. #dbecfa
  9. #e7f2fc
  10. #f3f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfef
  2. #86b9e4
  3. #86b2d9
  4. #85acce
  5. #84a6c3
  6. #84a0b8
  7. #8399ac
  8. #8293a1
  9. #818d96
  10. #81868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7bcd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb4ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5dcacf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ebff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b9ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70c6dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfef {
  color: #87bfef;
}
Background
.bg-87bfef {
  background-color: #87bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfef {
  border: 2px solid #87bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 76% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfef, #878bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.18 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.71 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.84 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.05 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.89 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.94 #784010 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#87bfef  rgb(135, 191, 239)  hsl(208, 76%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#efb787  rgb(239, 183, 135)  hsl(28, 76%, 73%)  Fawn
#ef87bf  rgb(239, 135, 191)  hsl(328, 76%, 73%)  Persian Pink
#bfef87  rgb(191, 239, 135)  hsl(88, 76%, 73%)  Inchworm