#87AAEC#87AAEC
#87AAEC is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.104 H 262.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 170, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 73%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.8%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 4.87, -36.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 37.15, 277.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.8% -0.0133 -0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.8% 0.104 262.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5019, 39.9542, 84.9711) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.31
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.04
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.64
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.83
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.78
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AAEC #ECC987
analogous
#87DCEC #87AAEC #9687EC
triadic
#87AAEC #EC87AA #AAEC87
tetradic
#87AAEC #EC87DC #ECC987 #87EC96
square
#87AAEC #EC87DC #ECC987 #87EC96
split-complementary
#87AAEC #EC9687 #DCEC87
monochromatic
#2261D7 #5285E4 #87AAEC #BCCFF4 #E5ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#87AAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#87AAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AAEC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AAEC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AFEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A5EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62B8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aaec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 170, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.104 262.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec3f2',
500: '#87aaec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aaec; $custom-light: #aec3f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aaec",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 170,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.208,
"s": 72.662,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73796,
"c": 0.10373,
"h": 262.6
},
"luminance": 0.39956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AAEC
secondary
#F2E9D9
accent
#9111D5
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185