#87AAEF#87AAEF
#87AAEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.108 H 263.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 170, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 76%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 44%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, 5.71, -38.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 38.69, 278.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% -0.0125 -0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.108 263.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9414, 40.1300, 87.2859) |
| Luminance | 0.4013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.24
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.98
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 6.56
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.83
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.83
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AAEF #EFCC87
analogous
#87DEEF #87AAEF #9887EF
triadic
#87AAEF #EF87AA #AAEF87
tetradic
#87AAEF #EF87DE #EFCC87 #87EF98
square
#87AAEF #EF87DE #EFCC87 #87EF98
split-complementary
#87AAEF #EF9887 #DEEF87
monochromatic
#1E5EDE #5184E8 #87AAEF #BDD0F6 #E4ECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#87AAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#87AAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AAEF
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AAEF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AFF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A6ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#61B9C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87aaef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 170, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.108 263.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec3f4',
500: '#87aaef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87aaef; $custom-light: #aec3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87aaef",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 170,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.808,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73934,
"c": 0.10775,
"h": 263.3
},
"luminance": 0.40132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AAEF
secondary
#F3EAD8
accent
#940DD9
background
#FBFBFE
surface
#F6F7FD
border
#D0D0D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185