#87a9e0

Color #87a9e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#87a9e0

RGB

rgb(135, 169, 224)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 58.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 39.7%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(68.68, 2.13, -31.43)

LCH

lch(68.68, 31.5, 273.88)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0888, 259.82)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 52.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0be87

Analogous

#87d5e0

#87a9e0

#9287e0

Triadic

#87a9e0

#e087a9

#a9e087

Split-complementary

#87a9e0

#e09287

#d5e087

Tetradic

#87a9e0

#be87e0

#e0be87

#a9e087

Square

#87a9e0

#e087d5

#e0be87

#87e092

Shades

Color #87a9e0 mixed toward black.

#5887d4

#3167be

#254d8f

#19335f

#0c1a30

Tints

Color #87a9e0 mixed toward white.

#9bb7e5

#afc6ea

#c3d4ef

#d7e2f5

#ebf1fa

Tones

Color #87a9e0 mixed toward gray.

#8eabd9

#96add1

#9daeca

#a5b0c2

#acb2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797d4 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9592d1 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#89cbc8 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #87a9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a9e0]

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

#87a9e0 (#87a9e0) is rgb(135, 169, 224) in RGB.

No, #87a9e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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