#87afbc

Color #87afbc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87afbc

RGB

rgb(135, 175, 188)

HSL

hsl(194.7, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.7, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.07, -10.37, -11.02)

LCH

lch(69.07, 15.13, 226.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.047, 219.82)

HWB

hwb(194.7, 52.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9487

Analogous

#87bcae

#87afbc

#8794bc

Triadic

#87afbc

#bc87af

#afbc87

Split-complementary

#87afbc

#bc8794

#bcae87

Tetradic

#87afbc

#9487bc

#bc9487

#afbc87

Square

#87afbc

#ae87bc

#bc9487

#94bc87

Shades

Color #87afbc mixed toward black.

#6498a9

#4d7b8a

#3a5c68

#273e45

#131f23

Tints

Color #87afbc mixed toward white.

#9bbcc7

#afcad2

#c3d7dd

#d7e4e9

#ebf2f4

Tones

Color #87afbc mixed toward gray.

#8badb7

#90aab3

#94a8af

#99a6aa

#9da4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab9 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#9894b8 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#89b7b6 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87afbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87afbc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#87afbc (#87afbc) is rgb(135, 175, 188) in RGB.

No, #87afbc 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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