#87AADD#87AADD
#87AADD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.084 H 257.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 170, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 56%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 39%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.84, 0.76, -29.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.84, 29.56, 271.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.13% -0.0179 -0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.13% 0.084 257.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4134, 39.1188, 73.9719) |
| Luminance | 0.3912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.96
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.64
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.04
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.15
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.56
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AADD #DDBA87
analogous
#87D5DD #87AADD #8F87DD
triadic
#87AADD #DD87AA #AADD87
tetradic
#87AADD #DD87D5 #DDBA87 #87DD8F
square
#87AADD #DD87D5 #DDBA87 #87DD8F
split-complementary
#87AADD #DD8F87 #D5DD87
monochromatic
#3469B6 #5788CF #87AADD #B7CCEB #E6EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#87AADD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#87AADD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AADD
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AADD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AADD | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98ADDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA4DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AB5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aadd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 170, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.084 257.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc3e7',
500: '#87aadd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aadd; $custom-light: #adc3e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aadd",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 170,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.581,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73129,
"c": 0.08392,
"h": 257.7
},
"luminance": 0.39121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AADD
secondary
#ECE2D4
accent
#8222C3
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FC
border
#CED0D5
text
#101216
muted
#7F8184