#87a0c8

Color #87a0c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#87a0c8

RGB

rgb(135, 160, 200)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 37.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 32.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 20%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 0.82, -23.33)

LCH

lch(65.33, 23.34, 272.01)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0654, 259.69)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 52.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8af87

Analogous

#87c1c8

#87a0c8

#8f87c8

Triadic

#87a0c8

#c887a0

#a0c887

Split-complementary

#87a0c8

#c88f87

#c1c887

Tetradic

#87a0c8

#af87c8

#c8af87

#a0c887

Square

#87a0c8

#c887c1

#c8af87

#87c88f

Shades

Color #87a0c8 mixed toward black.

#6182b6

#466699

#354d73

#23334d

#121a26

Tints

Color #87a0c8 mixed toward white.

#9bb0d1

#afc0da

#c3d0e3

#d7dfed

#ebeff6

Tones

Color #87a0c8 mixed toward gray.

#8ca1c3

#92a3bd

#97a4b8

#9da5b2

#a2a6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293bf · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#918fbd · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#88b8b6 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a0c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a0c8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#87a0c8 (#87a0c8) is rgb(135, 160, 200) in RGB.

No, #87a0c8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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