#87AAED#87AAED
#87AAED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.105 H 262.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 170, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, 5.15, -37.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 37.66, 277.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.84% -0.0131 -0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.84% 0.105 262.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6476, 40.0125, 85.7384) |
| Luminance | 0.4002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.29
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.02
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.61
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.83
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.80
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AAED #EDCA87
analogous
#87DDED #87AAED #9787ED
triadic
#87AAED #ED87AA #AAED87
tetradic
#87AAED #ED87DD #EDCA87 #87ED97
square
#87AAED #ED87DD #EDCA87 #87ED97
split-complementary
#87AAED #ED9787 #DDED87
monochromatic
#2160D9 #5284E5 #87AAED #BCD0F5 #E4ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#87AAED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#87AAED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AAED
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AAED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AAED | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AFF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A5EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62B8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aaed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 170, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.105 262.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec3f3',
500: '#87aaed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aaed; $custom-light: #aec3f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aaed",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 170,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.412,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73842,
"c": 0.10506,
"h": 262.9
},
"luminance": 0.40015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AAED
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#920FD6
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185