#87a9f4

Color #87a9f4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#87a9f4

RGB

rgb(135, 169, 244)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 83.2%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 44.7%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 30.7%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(69.51, 7.68, -41.08)

LCH

lch(69.51, 41.79, 280.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1155, 265.08)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 52.9%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4d287

Analogous

#87dff4

#87a9f4

#9b87f4

Triadic

#87a9f4

#f487a9

#a9f487

Split-complementary

#87a9f4

#f49b87

#dff487

Tetradic

#87a9f4

#d287f4

#f4d287

#a9f487

Square

#87a9f4

#f487df

#f4d287

#87f49b

Shades

Color #87a9f4 mixed toward black.

#4d7fef

#1557e7

#1041ae

#0b2b74

#05163a

Tints

Color #87a9f4 mixed toward white.

#9bb7f6

#afc6f8

#c3d4f9

#d7e2fb

#ebf1fd

Tones

Color #87a9f4 mixed toward gray.

#90aceb

#99b0e2

#a2b3d9

#abb7d0

#b4bac7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797e5 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#9592e1 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#89d8d5 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87a9f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a9f4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#87a9f4 (#87a9f4) is rgb(135, 169, 244) in RGB.

No, #87a9f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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