#87b6e5

Color #87b6e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87b6e5

RGB

rgb(135, 182, 229)

HSL

hsl(210, 64.4%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 41%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 20.5%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(72.4, -3.69, -28.43)

LCH

lch(72.4, 28.67, 262.6)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0844, 248.97)

HWB

hwb(210, 52.9%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5b687

Analogous

#87e5e5

#87b6e5

#8787e5

Triadic

#87b6e5

#e587b6

#b6e587

Split-complementary

#87b6e5

#e58787

#e5e587

Tetradic

#87b6e5

#b687e5

#e5b687

#b6e587

Square

#87b6e5

#e587e5

#e5b687

#87e587

Shades

Color #87b6e5 mixed toward black.

#5598da

#2b79c8

#205b96

#163d64

#0b1e32

Tints

Color #87b6e5 mixed toward white.

#9bc2e9

#afceee

#c3dbf2

#d7e7f6

#ebf3fb

Tones

Color #87b6e5 mixed toward gray.

#8fb6dd

#97b6d5

#9fb6ce

#a6b6c6

#aeb6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9edb · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#9b97d8 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#8ad2d0 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87b6e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b6e5]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#87b6e5 (#87b6e5) is rgb(135, 182, 229) in RGB.

No, #87b6e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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