#87a2cd

Color #87a2cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87a2cd

RGB

rgb(135, 162, 205)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 41.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 34.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.06, 0.99, -24.99)

LCH

lch(66.06, 25.01, 272.27)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0702, 259.57)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 52.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb287

Analogous

#87c5cd

#87a2cd

#8f87cd

Triadic

#87a2cd

#cd87a2

#a2cd87

Split-complementary

#87a2cd

#cd8f87

#c5cd87

Tetradic

#87a2cd

#b287cd

#cdb287

#a2cd87

Square

#87a2cd

#cd87c5

#cdb287

#87cd8f

Shades

Color #87a2cd mixed toward black.

#5f83bc

#4367a0

#324d78

#213350

#111a28

Tints

Color #87a2cd mixed toward white.

#9bb2d5

#afc1de

#c3d1e6

#d7e0ee

#ebf0f7

Tones

Color #87a2cd mixed toward gray.

#8da3c7

#93a5c1

#99a6bc

#9ea7b6

#a4a9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9394c4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#9290c1 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#89bcba · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a2cd]

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

#87a2cd (#87a2cd) is rgb(135, 162, 205) in RGB.

No, #87a2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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