#87bdf2

Color #87bdf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87bdf2

RGB

rgb(135, 189, 242)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 80.5%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 44.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.2%, 21.9%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(74.8, -3.96, -31.79)

LCH

lch(74.8, 32.04, 262.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0949, 248.68)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 52.9%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2bc87

Analogous

#87f2f1

#87bdf2

#8787f2

Triadic

#87bdf2

#f287bd

#bdf287

Split-complementary

#87bdf2

#f28787

#f2f187

Tetradic

#87bdf2

#bc87f2

#f2bc87

#bdf287

Square

#87bdf2

#f187f2

#f2bc87

#87f287

Shades

Color #87bdf2 mixed toward black.

#4e9eec

#187fe3

#125faa

#0c3f71

#062039

Tints

Color #87bdf2 mixed toward white.

#9bc8f4

#afd3f6

#c3def9

#d7e9fb

#ebf4fd

Tones

Color #87bdf2 mixed toward gray.

#90bde9

#99bde0

#a2bdd7

#abbdce

#b4bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a2e7 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9e9ae4 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#8adddb · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87bdf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87bdf2]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#87bdf2 (#87bdf2) is rgb(135, 189, 242) in RGB.

No, #87bdf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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