#87b4bc

Color #87b4bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#87b4bc

RGB

rgb(135, 180, 188)

HSL

hsl(189.1, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.1, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.47, -13.02, -8.93)

LCH

lch(70.47, 15.79, 214.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0492, 209.59)

HWB

hwb(189.1, 52.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8f87

Analogous

#87bca9

#87b4bc

#8799bc

Triadic

#87b4bc

#bc87b4

#b4bc87

Split-complementary

#87b4bc

#bc8799

#bca987

Tetradic

#87b4bc

#8f87bc

#bc8f87

#b4bc87

Square

#87b4bc

#a987bc

#bc8f87

#99bc87

Shades

Color #87b4bc mixed toward black.

#649ea9

#4d818a

#3a6168

#274045

#132023

Tints

Color #87b4bc mixed toward white.

#9bc0c7

#afcdd2

#c3d9dd

#d7e6e9

#ebf2f4

Tones

Color #87b4bc mixed toward gray.

#8bb1b7

#90aeb3

#94abaf

#99a8aa

#9da4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dba · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#9a96ba · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#8ab9b8 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b4bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b4bc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#87b4bc (#87b4bc) is rgb(135, 180, 188) in RGB.

No, #87b4bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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